This book is an introduction to the wide-ranging topic of non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) and development, combining a critical overview of the main research literature with …

The introduction to this collection brings together, under the umbrella terms of citizen aid and
grassroots humanitarianism, interdisciplinary research on small-scale, privately funded …

In recent years, what has been called citizen initiatives for global solidarity (CIGS) have
grown considerably in numbers across Europe and beyond. Lately, CIGS have also …

Amateurs without Borders examines the rise of new actors in the international development
world: volunteer-driven grassroots international nongovernmental organizations. These …

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has made humanity contend with the negative footprint of
its activities in which social justice, ecological integrity and economic stability are …

Rural coastal communities in the global south are mostly natural resource-dependent and
their livelihoods are therefore vulnerable to the impacts of climate and environmental …

This paper provides a meta-analysis of the intersection of (a) religiosity and spirituality with
(b) generosity, philanthropy, nonprofits, and prosociality. The study is informed by three …

ABSTRACT International NGOs (INGOs) in the global North have rapidly grown in number
over the past two decades, the majority of which are grassroots organisations (GINGOs) …

This article critically engages the normative implications of referring to small-scale,“pop-up”
aid actors as Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity (CIGS) in the context of citizen-initiated …

We examine a phenomenon which includes people who have had transformative
experiences while abroad and traveling, and who have returned home to the United States …