Mind the gaps : studying the absence of indigenous policies in major INGOs

dc.contributor.advisorWeaver, Catherine, 1971-
dc.creatorKalmbach, Amy Boothen
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-13T18:33:52Zen
dc.date.issued2013-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2013en
dc.date.updated2013-12-13T18:33:52Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractIndigenous peoples are garnering more focus on the world stage, and as such it is critical to understand their role in development. Indigenous peoples are especially impoverished, and often face institutionalized discrimination by their governments and other forces. This repression, limited access to services, and resource predation endanger indigenous peoples’ lives and livelihoods. I attempted to identify indigenous peoples’ policies in seven major development international non-governmental organizations, and after finding none upon document research and staff interviews, propose theories for why this could be the case. I compare international non-governmental organizations’ lack of policies to the presence of policies in international organizations. The difference between these two types of organizations formed the base of my theories, which were based primarily around the organizational structure and the different types of pressure and expectations that they face. I argue, though, that international non-governmental organizations should have indigenous peoples’ policies for several reasons including the improvement seen in international organizations’ treatment of indigenous peoples and the importance of accountability and transparency in the development process. The Report finishes by suggesting avenues to test the theories proposed, and plans for indigenous advocates.en
dc.description.departmentGlobal Policy Studiesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/22692en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectIndigenous peoplesen
dc.subjectTribal peoplesen
dc.subjectMinoritiesen
dc.subjectInternational developmenten
dc.subjectHuman rightsen
dc.subjectAdvocacyen
dc.subjectNGOsen
dc.subjectINGOsen
dc.subjectIOsen
dc.subjectUNen
dc.subjectWorld Banken
dc.titleMind the gaps : studying the absence of indigenous policies in major INGOsen
thesis.degree.departmentGlobal Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.disciplineGlobal Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Global Policy Studiesen

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