04/06/2008: NCVO: Collaboration without borders: What can UK voluntary organisations learn about collaboration from international NGOs?
Wednesday, 04 Jun 2008 11:20
In an era of globalisation in which the world is becoming increasingly connected and interdependent, many of the biggest and most complex challenges facing the UK, such as poverty and climate change, are also global.
In response to these global challenges and the changing nature of governance, civil society organisations in different parts of the world are increasingly working together, establishing formal transnational alliances or collaborating perhaps more informally through networks.
The implications for civil society organisations of engaging at local, national and global levels with a range of partners and stakeholders are significant.
What can I expect?
This lunchtime seminar is the first of a series of seminars jointly organised by NCVO and the ESRC Non-governmental Public Action (NGPA) research programme at the Centre for Civil Society (LSE).
The seminar series aims to:
Promote dialogue, exchange and learning between academics and practitioners bringing the findings of the NGPA research programme closer to civil society organisations in the UK.
Promote international dialogue, exchange and learning bringing lessons from abroad closer to civil society organisations in the UK.
Promote learning drawn from examples of civil society in the Global South.
bringing together practitioners, academics and policy-makers and providing them with the opportunity to share insights and take part in a stimulating discussion.
Some questions to be addressed at this seminar are:
How can transnational alliances engage with policy-makers, and vice versa?
How does an organisation manage its accountability to a complex range of stakeholders?
How do participatory policy processes associated to collaborative working affect the activities, effectiveness, goals and values of organisations?
How effective are organisations at working collaboratively to change policy agendas and outcomes?
Why is it that some achieve practical results whilst others fail?
Speakers
Brian Doherty, Keele University, will present some of the key findings from his research, which looks at the relationship between Southern and Northern environmental groups within the Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) network.
Richard Crook, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, will explore how civil society actors engage with multi-level policy which bridge Southern and Northern contexts and the impacts of those engagements.
Chris Stalker, campaign4impact, will draw out implications for policy and practice.
Karl Wilding, NCVO, will chair and facilitate the session.
Date: Wednesday 4 June 2008
Time: 12:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Location: NCVO, London
Cost: Free
Book a place
The seminar is free of charge. Places are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment. To book your place, please email ngpaseminars@ncvo-vol.org.uk.
For more information
On the seminar series, please contact: Veronique Jochum at veronique.jochum@ncvo-vol.org.uk
On the ESRC NGPA programme, please contact: Jane Schiemann at i.j.schiemann@lse.ac.uk
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