Re: [gep-ed] The Oxfam scandal shows that, yes, nonprofits can behave badly. So why aren’t they overseen like for-profits? (fwd)

[Forsyth,TJ]

Dear Aseem and colleagues
Congratulations on your excellent article in the WP. But please can I suggest 
that we all pause before fixing this narrative of the Oxfam crisis?

I am not for one second condoning the behaviour of the staff in Haiti, nor 
Oxfam’s economy of the truth in reporting it. But I do want to stress how the 
story about Oxfam, and the recent flurry of added allegations about the aid 
sector, have come at a time in the UK when there is a very clear campaign to 
discredit overseas aid. The UK passed a law in 2015 to make it a legal 
requirement to spend 0.7 percent of GNP on overseas aid, which has been 
vigorously opposed by the same politicians and newspapers who have fought to 
leave the EU. Many analysts believe that reducing trust in one of the oldest 
brands associated with international aid is an effective route to influencing 
public debate about aid along those same libertarian lines.

Your article asks: "Why do nonprofit organizations behave in unprincipled 
ways?” That’s a very good question. But I think we also have to ask “What are 
the influences on the information we receive about nonprofits?” and “Do other 
sectors get the same scrutiny?”  I suggest we need to be more cautious about 
how to interpret this widespread criticism of the aid sector before assuming 
the stories are facts, and that the lessons are clear.

Best regards
Tim F
Professor, Department of International Development,
London School of Economics and Political Science




On 19 Feb 2018, at 18:32, as...@u.washington.edu 
wrote:




Colleagues:

Several scholars on this list study nonprofits/NGOs and have written on 
governance failures. The article
we published on the Oxfam scandal in the Washington Post/Monkey Cage Today 
might interest them:
The Oxfam scandal shows that, yes, nonprofits can behave badly. So why aren’t 
they overseen like for-profits?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/02/19/the-oxfam-scandal-shows-that-yes-nonprofits-can-behave-badly-so-why-arent-they-overseen-like-for-profits/?utm_term=.2c52a0e35df4

The civic sector plays an important role in the contemporary society.Yet, the 
Oxfam scandal (and other scandals that are now getting revealed as well as the 
cover-up at Oxfam since 2011 of the Haiti episode) raises serious questions 
about our theoretical understanding of the NGO/nonprofit sector.

Yes, this is not the first scandal. Nevertheless, if a moral leader such as 
Oxfam has serious governance failures, we should seriously examine our 
conception of the NGO/NPO sector -- with the intent to reform it. To do so, we 
need to study both the successes and failures of NPO/NGO governance.

Aseem




Aseem Prakash
Professor, Department of Political Science
Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
39 Gowen Hall, Box 353530
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3530

http://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/
http://depts.washington.edu/envirpol/


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[gep-ed] Post doc on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Peace at Sheffield

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Sheffield University in UK are recruiting for a 2 year post doc, start date is 
January 2017, working with Dan Brockington and Rosaleen Duffy on the topic of 
environmental justice and sustainable peace. There is considerable scope for 
the successful candidate to shape the post doc around their own research 
interests.  Please see: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AOO759/research-associate/

Please contact them, not me!

best wishes, Tim


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[gep-ed] Post-doc opportunity at CIFOR: gender, agribusiness, forests

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Dear colleagues… please see this call for a post doc, which is to be 
coordinated from CIFOR (Centre for International Forestry Research) in 
Indonesia (but might not necessarily have to be located there).  Please contact 
Bimbika Sijapati, below.



We are currently looking for a gender post-doc to undertake research on gender 
and agribusiness expansion in forested landscapes. This is a CIFOR position but 
the person will be expected to work closely with researchers at IFPRI and IWMI. 
I think this is a really exciting opportunity to work on an area that remains 
under researched from a gender perspective. Please do share this announcement 
among your network and please feel free to ask potential candidates to contact 
me directly for further information. We are looking to fill the position as 
soon as possible. The application deadline is on the 30th of September. 
http://www.cifor.org/career/98/gender-post-doctoral-fellow-globalized-trade-and-investments/

Bimbika Sijapati Basnett, Gender specialist, Centre for International Forestry 
Research (part of CGIAR), Bogor, Indonesia:   
b.basn...@cgiar.org


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[gep-ed] Post-doc opportunity in Bangkok, on urban climate resilience

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Dear Colleagues, here is another post-doc, this time based in Bangkok, on urban 
climate resilience. Deadline 30 Sep.
Details: 
http://urbanclimateresiliencesea.apps01.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ucrsea-postdoc-bangkok-instructions.pdf
Please note: “All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply however 
Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority."

See below for more details:

UCRSEA Post‐Doctoral Fellowship 2016 in Bangkok

The Urban Climate Resilience Southeast Asia Partnership (UCRSEA), directed by 
the Asia Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of 
Toronto and the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) in Bangkok, Thailand, 
invites applications for a one-‐year UCRSEA Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Urban 
Climate Change Resilience. Research proposed must be pertinent to UCRSEA’s 
focus on building urban climate change capacity, particularly in the Mekong 
region. The Fellowship will commence in January 2016, with an annual salary of 
$40,500 CAD plus benefits.

Qualifications
The successful applicant is expected to reside in Bangkok, Thailand, be based 
at the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET‐Regional 
Office), and travel once to Toronto, Canada during the term of the Fellowship. 
Support for conference and research travel in Southeast Asia is available.

Eligibility is limited to applicants who have received their Ph.D. in a 
relevant discipline (social sciences) within the three years prior to the start 
date of the UCRSEA fellowship (i.e. January 2013 or later). All qualified 
candidates are encouraged to apply however Canadians and permanent residents of 
Canada will be given priority.

Responsibilities
In addition to pursuing an intensive research project, the post‐doctoral fellow 
is expected to participate as a member of the UCRSEA team.

Core responsibilities of the post‐doctoral fellow include:
• Conducting research of relevance to the UCRSEA project;
• Presenting their research at one research seminar at the Munk School of 
Global Affairs 2016 and at least one seminar hosted by TEI in a Southeast Asian 
city during 2106;
• Preparing an original, full‐length research paper for publication as part of 
the UCRSEA Paper series;
• Providing research assistance and documentation support to TEI/ISET on UCRSEA 
project and research in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam;
• Providing support to country partners in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and 
Vietnam in research design, field research and documentation;
• Providing support to TEI/ISET in project reporting.

Other responsibilities, to be identified with UCRSEA partners and directors 
based on the fellow’s interests and UCRSEA’s research agenda, could include:
• Planning UCRSEA conferences, events or workshops, in conjunction with UCRSEA 
partners;
• Participation in other UCRSEA research projects and initiatives.

Applications
Applications must arrive at the Munk School of Global Affairs no later than 
Wednesday, 30 September 2015 at noon (EST). The committee will notify 
applicants of their decision by 1 November 2015.

Application instructions can be found at:
http://urbanclimateresiliencesea.apps01.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ucrsea-postdoc-bangkok-instructions.pdf

About UCRSEA
The Urban Climate Resilience Southeast Asia Partnership addresses 
vulnerabilities to climate change in urbanizing areas of Southeast Asia with 
the goal of enhancing resilience and, hence, economic and social well-being. 
Individual and community vulnerabilities in the region are linked to global 
environmental change and to the rapid pace of urbanization and economic 
integration of the region. Specifically, we seek to provide vulnerable peoples 
in transitional states with the space to learn about and share in decisions 
about protecting themselves from the economic, social, and physical impacts of 
climate change.

UCRSEA is a new network of scholars and researchers working to address a 
critical gap in understanding the role of regionalization and urbanization in 
the growing risks posed by climate change in Southeast Asia. Our project 
involves international collaboration between academics in Canada and partners 
located in four countries that are experiencing both rapid urbanization and the 
severe effects of climate change: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. 
UCRSEA includes universities, NGOs, local organizations, and local governments 
engaged in multi- disciplinary partnership, combining the science of 
interpreting climate change’s uncertainties, risks, and impacts with social 
science analysis from geography, anthropology, and planning. The initiating 
partners include the Thailand Environmental Institute Foundation (TEI), a non- 
government think tank focusing on scientific and policy issues in Southeast 
Asia, and the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition 
(ISET-International), an international NGO with extensive experience in 
knowledge sharing 

[gep-ed] Assistant Professor position at the London School of Economics and Political Science

[Forsyth,TJ]

Dear Colleagues

Please see these details for an Assistant Professor position at the London 
School of Economics and Political Science.
http://www.lse.ac.uk/LSEJobs/AcademicCareers/Job-adverts.aspx
(details are at the end of this page)

or LONG URL:
https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTQ3OTExNiZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT0xNDI3Jm93bmVyPTUwNDA3MzUmb3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImYnJhbmRfaWQ9MCYmcmVxc2lnPTE0MzkyMTY1MzEtZjU0ZTkxNDUyYTYyYTc2NjI5YjhlYjJkNThlYzhiNWM4NWU1MjZlYg==


Please note:
—the position is at the Department of International Development, and will 
involve research and teaching (at MSc level) in environment and development, 
hopefully with a focus on integrating international development and climate 
change policies.

—we shall consider applicants with any background, and whose specialism is in 
either qualitative and/or quantitative research. The intention of this 
appointment, however, is to build strengths outside of the LSE’s existing work 
in quantified economics, and so we especially welcome applications from 
researchers in other disciplines (such as politics, sociology, anthropology, 
geography, social policy, development studies, etc).

—all aspects of climate and development can be considered: technology, 
governance, forested and farmed landscapes, livelihoods, mitigation planning, 
adaptation, vulnerability/ resilience, investment, etc

—closing date is October 15, 2015 (UK time)

I can answer some general questions about this position if necessary, although 
the main information is in the job description and person specification on the 
link above.

Best wishes
Tim Forsyth

Department of International Development
London School of Economics and Political Science
http://personal.lse.ac.uk/FORSYTHT/tim_forsyth.htm

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[gep-ed] Teaching fellow position on env/ development at the LSE

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Please do forward and apply!!


Long URL :
https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTQ1NDMwOCZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT0xNDI3Jm93bmVyPTUwNDA3MzUmb3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImYnJhbmRfaWQ9MCZ2YWN0eXBlPTExNDMmcG9zdGluZ19jb2RlPTIyNCZyZXFzaWc9MTQyNTA2NzIyOC03MzA0ZjI1MDRiODMxZTZjZDg4MjNhOTc1NjU5MjAxMjc4OWJiYjc0

The Department of International Development at LSE is looking for a Fellow 
(Part-time/Full time - fixed term)

To teach (at MSc level):  “Environmental Problems and Development 
Interventions” DV413 and/or “Global Environmental Governance” DV415.

These two courses explore key debates in social and political approaches to 
environment and development. DV413 deals with themes such as local scale 
challenges of resource scarcity, gender and environment, livelihoods and 
vulnerability, institutions and adaptation to scarcity, and multi-level 
governance connecting local concerns with global policies; DV415 addresses the 
politics of making and implementing global environmental policy in the context 
of developing countries, and has focused on policies and contestations 
concerning climate change, biodiversity, and forests.

Descriptions of the courses are available at: 
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/courseGuides/DV/2014_DV413.htm and 
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/courseGuides/DV/2014_DV415.htm.

Candidates should:
 - Be nearing completion of your PhD or in the planning/early stages of 
post-doctoral research in international development or a field relevant to 
these courses
- Ideally have some research experience in a developing country
- Demonstrable ability to contribute to the teaching of International 
Development, especially concerning environment and development

In addition to a good salary the benefits that come with this job include a 
defined benefits pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training 
and development opportunities. To apply for this post, please go to 
www.lse.ac.uk/Jobshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/Jobs.

If you have any queries about applying on the online system, please e-mail: 
hr.j...@lse.ac.ukmailto:hr.j...@lse.ac.uk quoting reference 1454308.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 8 March 2015 (23.59 UK time). 
Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.



You can also email me if you have questions.
Many thanks
Tim F

Department of International Development
London School of Economics and Political Science
http://personal.lse.ac.uk/FORSYTHT/tim_forsyth.htm

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