Nina G. Kurlberg

Institutional Logics within Faith-Based Aid

A New Approach to Organising in Development, Humanitarianism and Advocacy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates what faith means in the actual day-to-day practice of faith-based NGOs working in the development, humanitarian, and advocacy sectors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9781032770086
• ISBN-10: 1032770082
• Artikelnr.: 70148589

Autorenporträt

Nina G. Kurlberg is Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University. In her PhD (University of Edinburgh, 2023), she used the lens of institutional logics to explore what the faith orientation of faith-based organisations means in actual practice. Nina has worked within the international development sector for nearly a decade, both in the UK and Sri Lanka. Most recently, she worked for Tearfund - a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organisation - developing theology in the area of diversity and inclusion (D&I). Nina is co-editor of Theologies and Practices of Inclusion and Disability Inclusion in Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs)
FBOs within religions and development
Understanding and researching FBOs
Roadmap to the institutional logics perspective
A critique of the existing frameworks
The institutional logics perspective
Overview of the book
Structure
Defining key terms
1 The institutional logics perspective in research
Theoretical framework
The institutional logics perspective
Theoretical contribution of the book
The significance of the field
The field and the institutional logics perspective
The field and FBOs
Empirical research
Developing a field-level typology of logics
Methods of data collection
Conclusion
2 Institutional logics within the practice of aid
The historical roots of the practice of aid
The emergence of development
The emergence of humanitarianism
The emergence of 'long-distance advocacy'
The practice of aid post-WWII
The post-WWII period
The establishment of the sector
The increasing professionalisation of aid
The influence of the logics of corporation and market on organisational
practice
Key aspects of logics evidenced within the practice of aid post-WWII
Conclusion
3 Institutional logics within the field
Constructing a field-level typology of logics
Identifying a suitable subcomponent of the field
The process
The typology of logics
The logics
The categories
Conclusion
4 Institutional logics within a UK-Based FBO
Data collection and processing
Data collection
Method for processing the data
Data analysis
Logics at the organisational level according to the typology
Conclusion
5 Christian organising through the lens of institutional logics
What institutional logics are in force and how are they manifested within
the organisation?
The logic of long-term sustainability
The logic of impact
The logic of participation and consensus-building
The logic of pastoral care and support
How do individual actors negotiate these logics on a daily basis?
What role does the logic of religion play, and how does it interact with
other institutional logics?
What does the faith orientation of FBOs mean in practice?
What questions is the FBO asking in this regard?
How does faith actually influence organisational practice?
Conclusion
Conclusion
Summary of argument
Contribution of book
Contribution to the study of FBOs in religions and development
Contribution to the institutional logics perspective
What next?