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Researching Development NGOsGlobal and Grassroots Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Susannah Pickering-Saqqa\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367489458, 978-0367489458\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a critical insight into how the study of NGOs can be more theoretically grounded and methodologically creative. \n\nThe role of NGOs in global development has been the focus of considerable research and scholarship for the last four decades. More recently, scholars and NGO practitioners have begun to explore their relationships and how research can better inform practice and vice versa. This book addresses questions arising from such research, including: how different theoretical perspectives can be applied to the study of NGOs; what kinds of data can be used when trying to better understand NGOs; and what methods can be used in studying NGOs. Rather than evaluating the impact of NGO work, this is a book about how researchers an.