Strategic divergence: How NGOs navigate Human Rights Due Diligence in France and Norway
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2025-07-11
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This thesis examines how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) strategically engage with Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) laws in France and Norway. Through a comparative qualitative design, the study explores how institutional contexts shape NGO behavior in response to the French duty of Vigilance Law and the Norwegian Transparency act. Drawing on document analysis and expert interviews, the study shows that NGOs in France tend to adopt adversarial strategies such as legal recourse and public advocacy, reflecting the country’s legalistic and corporatist regime. In contrast, Norwegian NGOs rely more on collaborative and trust-based strategies, consistent with a consensus-oriented welfare state. These findings are analyzed through the lens of institutional theory, particularly mechanisms of coercive, normative, and mimetic isomorphism. The study contributes to existing literature by highlighting how civil society actors don’t merely respond to regulation but actively shape its implementation in institutional context-specific ways. Ultimately, this thesis enhances our understanding of how national institutional environments influence NGO strategies and the broader governance of corporate accountability.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen