The role of NGOs in Bangladesh: A critical perspective... Muhammed Shahin .IR

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Welcome to my presentation

Prepared by :Md. Shahin Ali

4th batch 8th semester Roll no. ZH-40

Department of International Relations

University of Dhaka

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The Role of NGOs in Bangladesh: A

Critical PerspectiveUnder supervision of Professor Ehsanul Haque

Dept. of International Relations

University of Dhaka

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ContentsChapter One

1.1 Introduction1.2 Research Context:1.3 Research Goals &

Questions1.4 Methodology

Chapter Two: Literature review

Chapter Three: Theoretical framework of the study

Chapter four:4.1 Definition of NGOs4.2 Historical development

of NGOs4.3 NGOs and the State4.4 NGOs participation in

Bangladesh

Chapter Five: An Appraisal of NGOs Participation in Bangladesh

Chapter Six: Factors to these problems

Chapter Seven: 7.1 Recommendations7.2Limitations of the

Research7.3 Concluding remarks

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Research contextSince the 1970’sNGOs have become

influential service providers in countries where governments are unable to fulfill their traditional role.

Since its independence Bangladesh received a large amount of money in the form of foreign aid. It is estimated that NGOs receive about 17 per cent of the total aid flows disbursed to Bangladesh.(David Lewis, 2002)

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Research contextAmong those organizations which do receive

foreign funds, the distribution is heavily skewed towards a relatively small number.

Bangladesh is becoming more like a franchise state by handing over its traditional role of service delivery to the NGOs.

While NGOs become prominent in these years , their works came under immense criticism regarding their accountability, managerial capacity, effectiveness and sustainability of their activities in Bangladesh.

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Research methodology This research is designed into different methodological

aspects for collecting data and constructing relationship between theory and practice.

Literature review: Research will state the problems reviewing the written literatures (books, journals, articles, supplementary statements, historical documents etc) on the topic and will propose recommendations.

Theoretical Framework: Here the relationship between theory and practice will linked. Reviewing the data collected from literatures will be filtered to reconstruct theory linked to the reality.

Content analysis of the newspapers: In the research, the contents of the newspapers will be compared to examine the statement of the problem.

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Research objectives To find out how NGOs participation in Bangladesh is affected by :

Foreign aid dependencyNGOs Managerial capacity and their

structural weakness Local socio economic and political

structure.

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Central research question

How foreign aid dependency and organizational structural problems of NGOs are affecting in their participation in socio economic development in Bangladesh?

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Supporting questions What are the main problems in NGOs

participation and in their functions in Bangladesh?

What are the causes behind these problems?

How these problems can be overcome to ensure effective participation in promoting socio- economic and political development in Bangladesh?

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Conceptualization of the studyDefinition of NGOs –NGOs are the non

profit non governmental organizations which pursue activities to relieve the suffering, promote interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, and undertake community development. They work as a conduits, honest broker between state and the society .

Historical development of NGOsNGOs ,state and Bangladesh

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Theoretical framework of the study

Liberalist view of weak state and state-NGO relations

Modernization and Dependency theory

Organizational theory and NGO-donor processes

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Central research findings

The striking features that are affecting NGOs participation in Bangladesh :

Foreign aid dependency Accountability Reality of development alternative Policy formulation Political affiliation Higher class domination/elitist mode of operation

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Central research findings Diverting from grassroots orientation Supporting terrorism Short term goalCommercialization of NGOs Influx of new NGOs Non cooperation

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Factors to these problems Government NGO relation International donation Human resources management and HR

development Democracy and good governance Lack of indigenous funding Competition among the NGOs Strategic management

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Recommendations: Alternative source of funding Reorient to the grassroots level Management Reviewing, monitoring and evaluating Building research wing for documentation

and information Networking and alliance-building NGOs relation with the government and

donor agent

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Limitations of the Research Time constraints Working alone Mostly internet based data collection

No primary data

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Conclusion

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