Nichole Georgeou

Neoliberalism, Development, and Aid Volunteering

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Produktbeschreibung

This book, based in ethnographic case studies, explores the ways in which volunteers operate in a complex development context marked by global economic crisis, natural disasters, war, and poverty. It contributes to on-going debates concerning the role of civil society organisations in development.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9780415809153
• ISBN-10: 0415809150
• Artikelnr.: 33869503

Autorenporträt

Nichole Georgeou is based at the University of Wollongong.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. A Contested Field: Conceptualising Development Volunteering
2. Historical and Theoretical Background 3. Neoliberal Development
Paradigm: Social and Political Impacts on Australian IVSAs 4. Linking
Voices and Experiences to Theory: Palms Australia, Its Volunteers and Their
Context 5. Motivation: Altruistic and Egoistic Desire 6. Interpretations
and Expectations 7. Whose Partnership Is It? Unpacking "Mutually Equitable
Partnership" 8. Networking Home 9. Conclusions and Recommendations