Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Role of NGOs and Human Rights Initiatives in Democratization

博士论文研究：非政府组织和人权倡议在民主化中的作用

• 批准号: 1357477
• 负责人: James Eder
• 金额: $ 1.07万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-06-01 至 2015-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1357477&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Role; NGOs

Arizona State University doctoral candidate, Angie Abdelmonem, under the guidance of Dr. James Eder, will investigate how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and grassroots social movements engage international human rights discourses in democratization efforts. The research takes place in Cairo, Egypt, which despite being an important focal point for recent democratization social movements, there is very little credible formal scientific exploration of unfolding processes on the ground. The researcher's unique training and ongoing work in the area allow for a feasible research project, which through participant observation with three Egyptian NGOs and social movements, interviews with activists, volunteers and local citizens, and surveys among neighborhood residents, will underscore the strategies employed, as well as successes and challenges faced, by civil society entities in making the public sphere safe for participation by socially marginalized individuals. There is a critical need to understand these dynamics in the current context of political upheaval and democratic transition in Egypt, where the participation of historically marginal groups in the public sphere is actively being contested and defined.This study builds on the growing literature on NGOs and human rights in anthropology and is significant in providing a unique understanding of the politics of transnationally inspired social change. By emphasizing the voices and lived experiences of local NGO workers and residents, it will reveal complexities around citizen action in constructing new ideas of civil social participation in public and an increasingly globalizing society. This project will further allow scientists to understand how NGOs and other actors assess and reconfigure democratization efforts. Understanding how NGO discourses and programming are increasing access to the public sphere and improving daily realities is fundamental to finding solutions toward the creation of sustainable democracy. The project also contributes to the education of a graduate student.

在詹姆斯·埃德（James Eder）博士的指导下，亚利桑那州立大学博士候选人安吉·阿卜杜勒门姆（Angie Abdelmonem）将调查非政府组织（NGOS）和基层社会运动如何使国际人权论述参与民主化工作。这项研究发生在埃及的开罗，尽管这是最近民主化社会运动的重要焦点，但对现场发展过程的可信正式科学探索几乎没有可靠的正式科学探索。研究人员在该领域的独特培训和正在进行的工作允许一个可行的研究项目，通过与三个埃及非政府组织和社会运动的参与者观察，对活动家，志愿者和地方公民进行访谈，以及邻里居民之间的调查，将强加于实现公众企业的成功和挑战的策略，以实现公开范围，以使公众的统一范围徒劳地实现。迫切需要在埃及的政治动荡和民主过渡的当前背景下理解这些动态，在这种情况下，历史边际团体在公共领域的参与正在积极地受到竞争和定义。这项研究基于对人类的非政府组织和人类权利的不断增长的文学作用，并在人类权利上具有重要意义，并在对政治中的政治知识的社会启发性化方面具有重要意义。通过强调当地非政府组织工人和居民的声音和生活经历，它将揭示公民行动的复杂性，以构建公共社会参与的新思想，以及日益全球化的社会。该项目将进一步允许科学家了解非政府组织和其他参与者如何评估和重新配置民主化工作。了解非政府组织的话语和编程如何增加对公共领域的机会并改善日常现实是为了找到建立可持续民主的解决方案的基础。该项目还为研究生的教育做出了贡献。