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Hans Peter Schmitz

@hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social
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Studying international NGOs and global philanthropy.

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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Thank you, @mzdeloffre.bsky.social. We are excited to be part of this special issue. HelpAge is a bit of an outlier, but it does hold lessons for other NGOs that may (hopefully) want to get serious about abandoning their old ways of thinking.
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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Thank you, @ninahall.bsky.social for highlighting this. There are a lot of parallels to international NGOs and the ‚multiple mandate disorder‘ although at some point (as you say) they need to engage on things that threaten their basic existence.
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Nina Reiners @ninareiners.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
✨ Finally out - thanks to Maryam and Sigrid! Great pleasure to be part of this collaborative project and see the edited volume "A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition" available open access ✨ My chapter: academic.oup.com/book/59913/c...
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NGO–NGO Interactions through Individuals: Patterns and Effects for Social Rights Advocacy
Abstract. Chapter 5 asks how interactions between individuals advocating on behalf of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in an international institution
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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Will do a proper thread soon but thank you to @ninareiners.bsky.social @george3mitchell.bsky.social @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social and so many others for their important contributions and for going with the flow as we worked on this volume together!
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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
@ninahall.bsky.social we aspire to shift attention away from the U.S. , but the book remains about these very large groups. And I think they are a particular target of Musk, Vance, and others. I still wonder if their „justifications“ for cutting funding etc. are really going to convince people(??).
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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Choosing to find joy today. Our book is out in a month & has a cover! A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics, OUP The shock to civil society brought on by funding freezes makes our approach to understanding relational power & its effects more relevant global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Nina Reiners @ninareiners.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
@brisunipress.bsky.social @hbirk.bsky.social @tsommerer.bsky.social @murillosalvador.bsky.social
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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“If we are going to spend money abroad, let’s do so w/ an investment-driven model,” Black & tech entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale wrote in an essay last month" Huge shift from humanitarian need driving humanitarian aid programs to private, econ interests deciding aid 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
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Benjamin Black Weighs Shift in U.S.A.I.D. Funding (Gift Article)
Benjamin Black, a son of the private equity mogul Leon Black and likely head of the International Development Finance Corporation, wants a piece of U.S.A.I.D.’s funding to invest in “pro-market” proje...
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ninahall.bsky.social @ninahall.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
#Digital technology is helping #climate activists make campaigns more efficient, & spread globally BUT also brings risks, incl. #repression. 🌏 Mette Eilstrup-Giovanni & summarise our new CUP Elements bk here 👇 multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/digital...
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Digital Technology: New Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Activists | International Organization and United Nations Studies Specialization (IOUNS)
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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Interested in 'big law' and global governance? This research will meet your needs, and nicely aligns with recent work about non-state actors engaging in transnational enforcement activities. theglobal.blog/2025/02/21/h...
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Helping or Harmful? Big Law in Global Governance • The Global
The Global is an academic blog by the Global Governance Centre promoting critical reflection on the actors, norms and processes of global governance.
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Lisa Dellmuth @lisadellmuth.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🙌 In a new commentary we show that #business actors and #NGOs tend to trust the #UNFCCC but they see few opportunities for meaningful engagement, despite the opening up of the COPs (survey data from 2021-22 that includes marginalized populations). #polisky #climatechange rdcu.be/d8HbF
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Non-state actor perceptions of legitimacy and meaningful participation in international climate governance
npj Climate Action - Non-state actor perceptions of legitimacy and meaningful participation in international climate governance
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Nina Reiners @ninareiners.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
✨ After a month on the @erc.europa.eu project PROBONO, we reflect on the role private law firms and their pro bono services can play for underfunded global governance institutions in this blog post for The Global @gvagrad-ggc.bsky.social ✨ About PROBONO: www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/...
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Private Law Firms as Transnational Advocates - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights
PROBONO investigates how big law firms impact transnational human rights advocacy through their pro bono work
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Humanitarian Action Initiative - GWU @gwu-hai.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Prof Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff published Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values. This article is the first to be published in our special issue on the Power & Politics of Localization doi.org/10.1002/pad....
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Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values
This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization an...
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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Job opportunity 'Associate/Full Professor, Doctoral Programs;' University of San Diego. Apply now; reviews of applications start now. jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job...
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Details - Associate or Full Professor, Doctoral Programs
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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Useful critique of technocratic and expert-driven approaches to women's health favored by foundations and other donors: Sharma, V. D. (2024). Technically speaking: How the Gates Foundation governs ‘women’s health’ in India; at: doi.org/10.1080/0308...; #openaccess
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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Please join us for a philanthropy session at #arnova24 at 11am. Great presentations by Niamh Carruthers, David Berlan, and others;
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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Join us for a 9am panel on trust-based philanthropy. #arnova24; w/t Ben Soskis, @Brad Fulton, John Brothers, Ryne Crout Jones, and organizer Mandi Stewart.
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Hans Peter Schmitz @hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Looking forward to joining #arnova24 on Thursday for 10am panel on localization with excellent co-panelists Catherine Herrold, Mark Sidel, and Jennifer Brinkerhoff.
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