ABSTRACT
This book aims to understand the linkages between rules, norms, and advocacy strategies of NGO coalitions, using the examples of coalitions in Vietnam and Cambodia. In order to understand these linkages, an analytical framework was developed based on the institutional analysis and development (IAD) framework (Ostrom 1999). Comparative case studies were conducted on Cambodian and Vietnamese NGO coalitions and their advocacy work associated with the Xayaburi hydropower dam on the Mekong River in Laos. By comparing two coalitions advocating over the same hydropower dam, the comparative analysis highlighted how rules and norms influenced NGOs’ strategies.
