ANALY SIS D e m o cr a c y and H u man Rights Beyond Projects Local Legitimacy and Civil Society Advocacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina Donors are aware that low local legitimacy limits NGO advocacy outcomes and are therefore searching for ways to engage a broader range of social actors. This paper presents research on what makes an NGO legitimate in the eyes of citizens, and how legitimacy affects the outcomes they are able to achieve. It found that intermediary NGOs supported by both donors and citizens are able to achieve broader advocacyoutcomes. Randall Puljek-Shank October 2019 Activists strive to build legiti­macy by focusing on concrete local issues which have a broader symbolic significance.