Palestinian civil society : foreign donors and the power to promote and exclude / Benoit Challand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Challand, Benoît, 1972-

Series:

Routledge studies on the Arab-Israeli conflict ; 4.

Routledge studies on the Arab-Israeli conflict ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society--Palestine.

Civil society.

Civil society--Middle East.

Non-governmental organizations--Palestine.

Non-governmental organizations.

Palestine--Social conditions.

Palestine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 organ

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: One civil society, two Palestines; Part I Clearing the ground; 2 Debating civil society: Internationally and in the Arab Middle East; 3 Setting the historical framework on Palestinian NGOs and international donors; Part II Civil society at work; 4 International donors and the professionalization of civil society promotion; 5 Managing the discourse of civil society; 6 The exclusionary dimensions of civil society; 7 Conclusions: Looking 'beyond the pale'; Appendix I Full list of interviews

Appendix II Building graphsAppendix III Subjective perception; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-02034-1

1-281-90091-5

9786611900915

0-203-88456-6

9780203884560

OCLC:

437239247