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| Author: | O'Dwyer, B. Unerman, J. |
| Title: | The paradox of greater NGO accountability: a case study of Amnesty Ireland |
| Journal: | Accounting, Organizations and Society
2008 : OCT, VOL. 33:7-8 p.801-824 |
| Index terms: | non-government organizations accountability case studies stakeholders Irish Republic |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper investigates recent developments in accountability practices in the Irish section of the human rights advocacy NGO Amnesty International. A series of in-depth interviews with managers in Amnesty Ireland is analyzed. Supported by extensive documentary scrutiny, the study examines reasons why Amnesty's historical reliance on internal forms of accountability has been augmented with a range of ad hoc external accountability mechanisms. The results show that while managers favoured the development of holistic accountability mechanisms exhibiting accountability to a wide range of stakeholders, a hierarchical conception of accountability privileging a narrow range of (potentially) powerful stakeholders has begun to dominate external accountability discourse and practice. |
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