Brenda Youngblood
Job Title
PhD Student
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LinkedIn username
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-youngblood-52b6a293//
Building (Address)
Chrystal Macmillan BuildingStreet (Address)
15a George SquareCity (Address)
EdinburghCountry (Address)
United KingdomPost code (Address)
EH8 9LDResearch interests
Research themes
Research interests
My research interests include:
- International/Non-governmental organizations (I/NGOs), institutions, organizational behavior and decision-making
- Archives, archival research, document ethnography
- Humanitarian and development history, historiography
- Accountability theories, accountability practices, accountability tools
- Qualitative studies and document analysis
Background
PhD candidate in International Development conducting historical research on Oxfam Great Britain and the organizational practice of accountability. The purpose of my research is to explore how the concept of accountability has historically been institutionalized and practiced by organizations, specifically non-governmental organizations operating within the humanitarian sector.