Donors' Learning Difficulties: Results, Relationships and Responsibilities

Eyben, Rosalind

doi:10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00227.x

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“…Such NGDOs would embrace notions of rights rooted in particular contexts, be they recognized by law or derived from liberal frames or not. By doing so, they would expand their abilities to challenge neo-liberalism and current hegemonic development models (Belda et al, 2012;Eyben, 2005). Lastly, a radical stance would push NGDOs beyond merely 'supporting' and 'promoting' social mobilisation, advocacy or coalition building, to engage politically instead and take sides in particular processes of contestation -regardless of how conflictive they are.…”

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Are rights-based approaches helping (re)politicise development NGOs? Exploring the Spanish case

Belda‐Miquel¹,

Aristizábal²,

Cuesta-Fernandez³

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International Development Planning Review

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Liverpool University PressBelda Miquel, S.; Boni Aristizábal, A.; Cuesta Fernandez, I.; Peris Peris, J. (2016) AcknowledgmentsThis study forms part of the research project La movilización social como dimensión estratégica de la educación para el desarrollo: Estudio de experiencias desde una perspectiva N/S en el marco de la ciudadanía global y del enfoque basado en derechos, funded in 2011 by the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation (AECID) in its call for research projects in development studies (11-CAP2-0995).Are Rights-Based Approaches helping (re)politicise development NGOs? Exploring the Spanish case Abstract Over the last decades, the rise of managerialism had contributed to the depoliticisation of practices and discourses of Non-Governmental Development Organisations (NGDOs).From some quarters, the adoption of rights-based approaches (RBAs)

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Section: Analysing Rbas: Power Participation and Accountability Frommentioning

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Are rights-based approaches helping (re)politicise development NGOs? Exploring the Spanish case

Belda‐Miquel¹,

Aristizábal²,

Cuesta-Fernandez³

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International Development Planning Review

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“…is not only closely related to the debate on aid effectiveness 2 in developing economics (Arndt, Jones, and Tarp 2010;Gulrajani 2011;Qian 2015) but also can be linked to critical arguments against foreign aid (Easterly 2006;Escobar 2011Escobar [2004; Kapoor 2008; Mosse 2005;Rist 2014Rist [2003). Foreign aid can be effective in terms of achieving the officially stated objectives neither at the micro nor at the macro level if its rationale lies somewhere else: in the domain of social relationships (Eyben 2005). As it was formulated by Hattori, "what foreign aid is [in general, social-societal sense], in short, is more important than what it does [in particular, economic terms]" (Hattori 2003a:234).…”

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“…Diverse arguments against foreign aid are built on the conviction that it tends to ignore the local contexts and identities. By co-opting local elites, foreign aid takes away "things" that would not have been voluntarily given away by the recipient (Eyben 2006b;Furia 2015;Kapoor 2008). One way of doing so is to set various conditions that can be hidden or explicitly formulated (Boyce 2002; Sørensen 1995;Stokke 1995).…”

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“…One of the most interesting findings is how return-gifts can be conceptualized in financially unreciprocated aid relations. By focusing on mandatory elements of cooperation between organizations-by identifying documentation (appeals, proposals, and reports) as return-gifts and exploring the ways in which "sacrifice" can be understood-this work draws attention to the complex social and political factors that recipients need to navigate, especially in situations as complicated as the IsraeliPalestinian conflict.To explore and understand the impact of aid on social relationships, business opportunities, and political processes, a growing body of literature has focused on the "anthropology of development" (Eyben 2006b;Ferguson 1990; Mosse 2005). While there have been attempts to explore the personal dimension and its relation to professional activities from the perspective of aid workers (Fechter 2014), other projects have focused on how recipients and beneficiaries think about donors and foreign aid (Anderson 2012; WHS 2014).…”

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“…Both accepting the gifts (burdened by the donor's spiritual essence or conditions formulated by the giver) and returning it (at the expense of social cohesion, norms, values, and identities) can be seen as "sacrifice." It is the obscure difference between gift and exchange embodied in the concepts of reciprocity and sacrifice, overlooked by Mauss (2002Mauss ( [1925) but identified by Derrida (1994Derrida ( [1992) and Pyyhtinen (2014:21-24), complemented with the "subtle balance of dependence and independence causing power and control to be deeply ingrained" (Komter 2005:70), that will explain the unintended consequences of foreign aid-negative externalities in economic terms 5 -in recipient countries and societies.Foreign aid can be conceptualized as gift, a unique, albeit imperfect form of international social exchange between states (Eyben 2006a;Furia 2015;Hattori 2001 Hattori , 2006 Kaapor 2008;Karagiannis 2004;Kowalski 2011;Mawdsley 2012). By deriving their arguments from Mauss' gift theory on gift-giving practices and applying it as an analytical tool, these authors offer critiques of foreign aid (as a system) that emphasize the role that aid plays in preserving inequalities and preventing real changes in both economic and political terms.…”

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Contemporary Gifts: Solidarity, Compassion, Equality, Sacrifice, and Reciprocity from an NGO Perspective

Paragi¹

2017

Current Anthropology

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This study explores how nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) at the recipient end of the foreign aid relationship perceive partnership and cooperation with donors. Empirical research in the West Bank and Gaza Strip has revealed that relations established by foreign aid resemble archaic gift exchange in the extent to which both foreign aid and gift exchange evoke concepts of solidarity, equality, reciprocity, and related power dynamics. The results of the research indicate that return-gifts exist even in financially unreciprocated foreign aid relations. Recipients return the "contemporary gifts" by providing a special material (documenting and sharing stories of suffering or poverty) to the donor, which leads to the constant circulation of the gift ("aid for pain" and "pain for aid," to put it bluntly). The study draws attention to the complex social and political factors that local NGOs need to navigate to secure contemporary gifts, while it may also strengthen the validity of critical theories concerning the missing rationale behind the official aims of foreign aid.The senses of compassion, pity, and solidarity are different but powerful forces guiding social relations between individuals, organizations, societies, and states. These emotions not only explain political actions (e.g., revolutionary motives; Arendt 1990 [1963]) but also entail benevolent gifts, foreign aid included. Giving, however, is a phenomenon that is too complex to occur without ambiguities and unintended consequences. Inspired by theories on gift, reciprocity, and social exchange (Blau 2003(Blau [1964Emerson 1976;Gouldner 1960;Homans 1961; Mauss 2002Mauss [1925; Sahlins 1972), a huge body of literature has focused on the philosophy of the gift (Derrida 1994(Derrida [1992Hénaff 2010a;Osteen 2002;Pyyhtinen 2014;Schrift 1997), on its role in social and economic relations in general (Bruni and Zamagni 2013; Kolm et al. 2006), and on its role in international relations in particular (Baldwin 1985;Furia 2015;Hattori 2001;Kapoor 2008;Karagiannis 2004;Keohane 1986).Foreign aid reflects, among other values, solidarity and compassion with the less fortunate within the international community.1 It aspires to connect quite distinct worlds: the developed and the developing, the peaceful and the conflictridden, and the democratic and the nondemocratic. Civil society actors (e.g., local and international nongovernmental organizations [NGOs] and grassroots organizations) play a prominent role in this process (Anheier 2014). However, the power of solidarity lies at least as much in exclusion from as in inclusion in relations established by gifts (Komter 2005). As emphasized by McMillan and Chavis (1986:20), "as the force of sense of community drives people closer together, it also seems to be polarizing and separating subgroups of people." Foreign aid, whether financing a macro-level program or a micro-level project implemented by an NGO, is not an exception. Modern gifts or their absence influence the distribution of goods in society and hence influence j...

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Psychology Applied to Poverty

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Bandawe

2011

IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology

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Donors' Learning Difficulties: Results, Relationships and Responsibilities

Cited by 60 publications

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Are rights-based approaches helping (re)politicise development NGOs? Exploring the Spanish case

Are rights-based approaches helping (re)politicise development NGOs? Exploring the Spanish case

Contemporary Gifts: Solidarity, Compassion, Equality, Sacrifice, and Reciprocity from an NGO Perspective

Psychology Applied to Poverty

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