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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452962303321

Autore

Challand Benoît <1972->

Titolo

Palestinian civil society [[electronic resource] ] : foreign donors and the power to promote and exclude / / Benoît Challand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-134-02034-1

1-281-90091-5

9786611900915

0-203-88456-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies on the Arab-Israeli conflict ; ; 4

Disciplina

300.95695/3

301.095694

Soggetti

Civil society - Palestine

Civil society - Middle East

Non-governmental organizations - Palestine

Electronic books.

Palestine Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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