What is Negotiated in Negotiated Accountability? The Case of INGOs

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Berghmans, M., Simons, M., & Vandenabeele, J. (2017). What is Negotiated in Negotiated Accountability? The Case of INGOs. Voluntas, 28(4), 1529–1561.

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ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the constructivist, negotiated perspective to INGO
accountability. According to this perspective, INGO accountability is a process of
mutual negotiations between different INGO stakeholders who hold different
accountability demands. Acknowledging that this perspective provides a good
starting point for a better understanding of INGO accountability, we comment on
this conceptualization of INGO accountability. Through an analysis of accountability
instruments and procedures, we examine closely how the demands of the
INGO’s stakeholders are embedded in particular relationships of accountability
which are sustained by particular accountability logics. From this analysis, we point
out that, due to the differences that exist between these accountability logics, processes
of negotiation are likely to be filled with complex tensions and trade-offs.
Moreover, as some accountability logics are much clearer and more compelling than
others, a constructivist perspective on INGO accountability does not automatically
coincide with an understanding of INGO accountability in which primordial
importance is given to the beneficiaries.


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