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Sarah Bush
@sarahbush.bsky.social
professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania studying democracy promotion, elections, women's rights, NGOs; new book: https://amzn.to/3RIvGc0
Yay, glad this is officially out!
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
And here for the book it’s based on: bsky.app/profile/camb...
"A must-read for scholars of organizational theory, international institutions, and global civil society."

Crowded Out: The Competitive Landscape of Contemporary International NGOs by @sarahbush.bsky.social & @jenniferhadden.bsky.social, Out Now & #OpenAccess

#PoliSci #NGO 💙📚

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Crowded Out
Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Crowded Out
cup.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
See here for our piece: bsky.app/profile/fore...
Read @sarahbush.bsky.social‬ and @jenniferhadden.bsky.social on how governments around the world are undermining NGOs—and making it harder for civil society to work on politically sensitive issues, including human rights and environmental protection.
The End of the Age of NGOs?
How civil society lost its post–Cold War power.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thank you!
July 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thank you for engaging with our article!
July 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thank you, Maryam!
July 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Thanks, Huss!
July 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reposted by Sarah Bush
With @sarahbush.bsky.social & @laurenrprather.bsky.social we document the rise of low-quality election monitors who legitimate host elections regardless of fraud & show that authoritarian-led regional IOs--esp. those anchored by Russia--have pioneered the tactic
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Zombies ahead: Explaining the rise of low-quality election monitoring - The Review of International Organizations
The international election monitoring regime has become considerably more complex in the twenty-first century. Although the number of organizations engaged in high-quality election monitoring has plat...
link.springer.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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June 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM