NGOs,Communicative Labor,and the Work of Grassroots Representation |
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| Authors: | Sarah E Dempsey |
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| Institution: | 1. sedempse@email.unc.edu |
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| Abstract: | In this article, I develop a critical perspective on the communicative labor of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and on the omissions and silences created by a spatial, moralizing grassroots discourse. My qualitative case study of an environmental justice NGO provides a view into the daily practices of communicative labor, including critical processes of formation. In highlighting how members actively produce and mobilize images of a grassroots constituency, I challenge the tendency to treat NGOs as authentic representatives of already-formed constituencies. |
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| Keywords: | Grassroots Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) Representation Local Communicative Labor |
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