Summary
This thesis is an examination of the discourse of four nongovernmental organizations which work in the area of Nigerian widows' rights. These organizations are Federacion International de Abogadas (International Federation of Women Lawyers), International Human Rights Law Group, Project Alert Against Violence Against Women, and Women's Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative. The first two of these organizations are based in the United States whereas the latter two are based in Nigeria. The author considers the internal and external constraints on organizations in the context of a concept called the “organizational dilemma”. As a result of this organizational dilemma, NGOs choose language that they view as strategically advancing their interests. The author traces the historical themes of this language to underscore the relevance of historical context to rights discourse. The thesis reveals that the widows' rights discourse used by these organizations is often theoretically contradictory and inconsistent. The implication is that these women's rights organizations find innovative ways of advancing their interests despite their internal and external constraints. Nevertheless, without taking account of the interests of the women that they are claiming to serve and without considering the historical origins of the discourse they are adopting, these organizations perpetuate and institutionalize discourse that conflicts with the interests of their target group.
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- Publication Date:2002
Thesis Information
- Degree:M.A.
- University:Dalhousie University (Canada)
- Advisor/Supervisor:P. Zachernuk
- Pages:128
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- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002
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- proquest:305463291
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