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The Rise of Small-Scale Development Organisations: The Emergence, Positioning and Role of Citizen Aid Actors book cover

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The Rise of Small-Scale Development Organisations The Emergence, Positioning and Role of Citizen Aid Actors

Edited By Hanne Haaland, Sara Kinsbergen, Lau Schulpen, Hege Wallevik Copyright 2023
214 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This edited volume discusses the rise, positioning and role of small-scale, voluntary development organisations in the Global North. This book presents and reflects upon unique data and analyses of a growing global community of researchers involved in this field of study located in a diverse set of countries in the Global North and South. This book presents a multi-cited perspective on this... Read more

List of Contributors

PART ONE

  1. The Articles of Faith of Citizen Aid actors – between Dreams and Realities

    2. Sara Kinsbergen, Hanne Haaland, Lau Schulpen and Hege Wallevik

  2. Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity (CIGS) as new development actors in Norway – an exploration of how and why they emerge

    3. Hanne Haaland, Lee Michael Shults and Hege Wallevik

  3. Bittersweet – exploring interactions between NGDOs and PDIs in the Netherlands

    4. Lau Schulpen and Siem Bouwmeester

  4. The Multiple Triggers and Distinguishing Features of Canadian Citizen Aid Initiatives

    5. John-Michael Davies

  5. Perpetual Effervescence? The life trajectories of American Grassroot International NGOs

    6. Allison Schnable, Susan Appe and Janet Jock

  6. The founder-syndrome; explaining the boundaries of financial expansion of Small-Scale Development Initiatives

    7. Sara Kinsbergen, Dirk-Jan Koch and Joeri Troost

    PART TWO

  7. Brokering as a balancing act: Local coordinators in citizen initiatives for global solidarity

    8. June Fylkesnes and Mieke Molthof

  8. Citizen Aid Celebrities? The Role of Charismatic Founders

    9. Anne Meike Fechter

  9. Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity (CIGS), frontier Africans, and experiences of trans-local networking

    10. Valerie-Peggy Immy Korsvik, Lee Michael Shults, Hanne Haaland and Hege Wallevik

  10. Amical break-up or messy divorce? Understanding sustainable exit strategies of voluntary development organizations.

    11. Sara Kinsbergen, Anne-Fleur Lurvink and Imke van Mil

  11. Citizen initiatives in humanitarian aid: Lesvos, Greece as a case in bottom-up humanitarian assistance mobilization

    12. Erika Frydenlund, Hanne Haaland, Jose J. Padilla and Hege Wallevik

  12. Professionalized Humanitarianism and the Essentialization of Victimhood

           Junru Bian

Index

Biography

Hanne Haaland is an associate professor at the Department of Global Development and Planning at the University of Agder, Norway. Among her research interests are citizen initiatives for global solidarity in different contexts, humanitarian aid and civic engagement as well as the use of technology in development and emergency management.

Sara Kinsbergen is an assistant professor at the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies and program director of the Advanced Master in International Development at Radboud University. She has a longstanding track record in studying Private Development Initiatives. Her research focuses on the identity of these organisations, their partnerships and the sustainability of their development interventions.

Lau Schulpen is a lecturer and researcher in Development Studies at Radboud University, the Netherlands. With a long-term focus on international development cooperation, he has published extensively on Dutch development policy, the role of NGDOs and Private Initiatives. Crucial in his work is bridging the gap between academic research and policy/practice.

Hege Wallevik is an associate professor at the Department for Global Development and Planning at the University of Agder, Norway. Her research interests include gender and diversity, migration and integration, citizen initiatives for global solidarity, and humanitarian aid and civic engagement. 　　　　

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