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  1. 1. Enhancing Accountability to Affected Populations through Donor Requirements : A grounded theory-based analysis of the current situation, donor motivations and bottlenecks around setting requirements, further constraints and how they could be overcome.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Clara Rattmann; [2023]
    Keywords : AAP; accountability to affected populations; humanitarian; accountability; participation; project design; proposal; funding; grant; donor requirement; disaster response; affected populations; donor; NGO; grounded theory;

    Abstract : Even though supporting affected populations is the raison d’etre for humanitarian action, organisations are frequently not accountable to populations they aim to serve. Despite several reform movements, the consultation and participation elements of accountability to affected populations (AAP), in particular, are still lacking. READ MORE

  3. 2. Revisit ownership. An assessment of how Swedish foreign aid promotes National ownership of recipient countries; A case study of International development partnership between Tanzania and Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Scholastica Vangisheria; [2023]
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    Abstract : The subject of ownership is one of the most important topics under discussion in the realm of international development cooperation. After the introduction of structural adjustment programmes in Africa in the 1980s, the debate began. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Role of Religion in Development Cooperation with Focus on Resilience Building

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Reem Al-Jebzi; [2022]
    Keywords : Resilience; spirituality; faith; religion in development; faith actors; spiritual capital; social capital; INGOs; development cooperation.;

    Abstract : The lack of consensus and consistency in defining and integrating the role of religion in development cooperation as well as in resilience building agendas undermines the Global Development Agenda and the effectiveness of interventions being implemented in the Global South. This research examines international development and aid organizations’ resilience frameworks and concepts, such as the ACT Church of Sweden, Oxfam, Lutheran World Relief, Islamic Relief Worldwide, and Baha’i International Community. READ MORE

  5. 4. Achieving aid effectiveness through results-based management: : A chimera?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Erika Nytting; [2022]
    Keywords : Development aid; Development co-operation; New Public Management; Results Based Management; New Public Service; Management theories; Governance; Results; OECD-DAC; Aid Effectiveness Agenda; Paris Declaration.;

    Abstract : New Public Management has been the prevailing governance model in public sector administration since the late 1980s. In 2005, OECD-DAC member states adopted the resultsbased management model ‘Paris Agenda for Aid Effectiveness’, building on new public management theory and values. READ MORE

  6. 5. AID EFFICIENCY: CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT OR VALUE FOR MONEY A comparative study of Sida and DFID

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Viorica Doros; [2021-02-22]
    Keywords : Sen’s capability approach; value for money; aid efficiency; Sida; DFID; agency; well-being; IAGG;

    Abstract : Evaluative frameworks of aid efficiency have various approaches based on donor priorities, international agreements and agenda, and existing theories in place. This thesis aims to investigate whether measurement of capabilities enhancement is losing ground to Value for Money Approach – a theory perceived to look into cost-effectiveness and economic growth only. READ MORE