Navigating change in international development using innovation:the case of national NGO platforms in Brazil and the Netherlands

In the 21 st century, innovation has become a key topic in international development cooperation and an agenda for western donors, United Nations (UN) agencies, private foundations, and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Yet, academic research on innovation in development cooperation is still scarce. Using a civic innovation framework and qualitative research methods, this paper contributes to the debate by analysing the innovation trajectories of two national platforms of development NGOs: Partos, based in the Netherlands, and Abong, based in Brazil. It argues that, for thes... Mehr ...