Visualizing Civil Society through Mapping NGOs

The Institute for a New Reflection on Governance (IRG) commissioned a study of NGO linkages in order to develop a framework for a longer-term IRG project—the creation of a mapping tool that visually represents these linkages.  To fulfill this purpose, the team and IRG identified the following objectives: 1) elaborate a typology and method to map different NGO profiles and spatial relationships between NGOs at the national, regional, and international levels 2) test this typology and the prototype map for its usefulness with NGOs and 3) write a series of articles exploring important topics in the NGO sector, including: its transnational nature and structure, NGO transparency and accountability, and specific studies of the legal and state-NGO relationship in India.