Testing the Relationship Between Local Context and Immigrant-Serving Nonprofit Strategies

Studies at the nexus of immigration, organizations, and migrant mobilizations find that the strategies that immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations (INOs) employ differ in cities with disparate levels of immigrant inclusion. Yet studies yield mixed results abound other shortcomings in the literatu...

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Main Author: Sorrell-Medina Zayda
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2024-10-01
Series:Nonprofit Policy Forum
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2023-0063
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description Studies at the nexus of immigration, organizations, and migrant mobilizations find that the strategies that immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations (INOs) employ differ in cities with disparate levels of immigrant inclusion. Yet studies yield mixed results abound other shortcomings in the literature. This study draws from disparate literatures and theoretical frameworks to assemble an understanding on the interrelations between local context and strategies. I investigate the following questions: how does the level of citizenry inclusion impact the strategies employed by INOs, and do more inclusive cities facilitate or constrain contentious advocacy? I draw from a national sample of INOs to test the empirical relationship. The results have implications for political opportunity theory and future lines of research drawing from this framework. Research, nonprofit practice, and policy implications are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-74f2aabfa328478cb5af3901c4cc4fb12025-08-20T03:11:07ZengDe GruyterNonprofit Policy Forum2154-33482024-10-0116233335310.1515/npf-2023-0063Testing the Relationship Between Local Context and Immigrant-Serving Nonprofit StrategiesSorrell-Medina Zayda0Department of Social Work, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 306559California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USAStudies at the nexus of immigration, organizations, and migrant mobilizations find that the strategies that immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations (INOs) employ differ in cities with disparate levels of immigrant inclusion. Yet studies yield mixed results abound other shortcomings in the literature. This study draws from disparate literatures and theoretical frameworks to assemble an understanding on the interrelations between local context and strategies. I investigate the following questions: how does the level of citizenry inclusion impact the strategies employed by INOs, and do more inclusive cities facilitate or constrain contentious advocacy? I draw from a national sample of INOs to test the empirical relationship. The results have implications for political opportunity theory and future lines of research drawing from this framework. Research, nonprofit practice, and policy implications are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2023-0063immigrant-serving nonprofitsimmigrantspolitical opportunity theorylocal contextcitizenship
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political opportunity theory
local context
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title Testing the Relationship Between Local Context and Immigrant-Serving Nonprofit Strategies
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title_full_unstemmed Testing the Relationship Between Local Context and Immigrant-Serving Nonprofit Strategies
title_short Testing the Relationship Between Local Context and Immigrant-Serving Nonprofit Strategies
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political opportunity theory
local context
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