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Challand, Benoit

 
9780415592413: Palestinian Civil Society: Foreign Donors and the Power to Promote and Exclude
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ISBN 10: 0415592410 ISBN 13: 9780415592413
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2010

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Palestinian Civil Society examines the development of civil society in the Arab Middle East and the impact of western donors, with particular reference to the Palestinian case. Looking at the evolution of Palestinian civil society organizations from sociological, historical, legal, and institutional perspectives, the book sheds light on the involvement of donors in Palestine, and the effect that aid has had on Palestinian civil society at a social, political and ideological level.

Drawing on Arabic texts, political theory and a detailed survey of donors and local organizations, this book challenges culturalist views that there cannot be a ‘vibrant civil society’ in the Arab world and examines the issues of depoliticization of civil society, the rise of the Islamist sector, and the gradual defeat of the left in the Occupied Territories. The author looks at how the interaction between donors and NGOs is not only centred on a western model of civil society, but also evolves around institutional mechanisms and disciplinary discourses, affecting the ability of local NGOs to adapt to the institutional requirements set by international donors.

Accessible to non-specialists, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology, Middle Eastern studies and development studies.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Benoît Challand is a research fellow at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) and has taught at the universities of Bologna, Bethlehem, Pavia and Fribourg.

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2010
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0415592410
ISBN 13 
9780415592413
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
280
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
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