Abstract
Abstract Amnesty International’s (AI) democratic organizational structure sets it apart from other human rights organizations in terms of member-led governance and policymaking, but professionalization trends and organizational consolidation challenge AI’s founding democratic principles. This article assesses AI’s continued democratic viability by analysing changes to its governance and policymaking procedures at the AI United States section level as well as the AI international secretariat. Semi-structured interviews and document analysis show that AI’s democratic structure remains strong because of what this article calls the leadership-member-volunteer nexus rather than because of rule-based interaction, legitimacy, or path dependence.
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