Faith and Humanitarianism: It's Complicated

Ferris, Elizabeth

doi:10.1093/jrs/fer028

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“…In a further complication, donors may not always distinguish LFCs from other types of FBOs (Jeavons, ), while in highly religious settings, as in much of the developing world, community members may not distinguish FBOs from secular organisations (Sparre and Petersen, ; Leurs, ). These factors make it difficult to measure the actual impact of different types of FBOs (Ferris, , p. 610).…”

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Between international donors and local faith communities: Intermediaries in humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon

Kraft

Smith

2018

Disasters

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This paper explores the crucial part that faith-based organisations (FBOs) play in acting as intermediaries between international donors and local faith communities (LFCs) implementing humanitarian relief projects for Syrian refugees. Humanitarian responses to the mounting Syrian refugee crisis have coincided with greater collaboration between international donors and LFCs. This cooperation often is facilitated by a complex web of non-state intermediaries at the international, national, and local level. This study probes the breadth of roles of these intermediaries, drawing on primary data from case studies of two Christian intermediaries supporting Christian LFCs as they deliver aid primarily to Muslim Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. The results of the study are connected to the wider literature on LFCs in humanitarian response, revealing how intermediaries address issues of accountability, capacity-building, impartiality, neutrality, and professionalism. The paper concludes by offering suggestions for further research on intermediaries as key actors in the localisation of humanitarian assistance.

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Between international donors and local faith communities: Intermediaries in humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon

Kraft

Smith

2018

Disasters

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“…When talking about role of faith-based NGOs in education provision as humanitarian aid, we should bear in mind that it is a very complicated subject that makes generalizations difficult (Ferris 2011). Petersen (2011 suggests that the scope and aim of faith-based actors in education provision as a part of humanitarian relief programs differ along with the different understandings of Islam (p. 133,137).…”

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Non-state actors and education as a humanitarian response: role of faith-based organizations in education for Syrian refugees in Turkey

McCarthy

2017

Int J Humanitarian Action

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In the shadow of the Syrian conflict generating millions of displaced people, education provision for Syrian children has become one of the biggest challenges for Turkey. This paper sheds light on the role and rationale of faith-based humanitarian organizations in education provision for Syrian children in Turkey based on the interviews conducted with representatives of humanitarian organizations. The paper presents the wider socio-political context of Turkey to analyze the motivations of the Islamic humanitarian sector in exercising education facilities for a linguistically and culturally different population. In that context, this paper attempts to contribute to the fledgling literature on education as a humanitarian response from an institutional perspective.

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“…There have been several studies in recent years on the humanitarian activities of FBOs ( e.g ., Benedetti, ; Clarke, ; Thaut, ; Barnett and Gross Stein, ). Ferris (, ) have examined the contexts in which FBOs and secular organizations operate, the different roles these organizations play, and the difficulties they encounter in humanitarian crises. Ghandour (:2) has focused specifically on Muslim FBOs, noting that these organizations “do not understand (or do not accept) that a humanitarian gesture, whatever its origin, could be made outside the scope of religious values, considering that religion is the guarantor of morals, charity, good behavior and virtue.” Benthall () and De Cordier () have shown that Islamic organizations such as Islamic Relief and Muslim Aid have a comparative advantage because of their cultural proximity in contexts where the majority of the beneficiaries are coreligionists and locals perceive Western humanitarian actors as influences which represent, spread, and promote alien Western values.…”

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Islamic Migrant Organizations: Little-Studied Actors in Humanitarian Action

Rosenow-Williams

Sezgin

2014

International Migration Review

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Since 9/11, attention to Islamic migrant organizations within Western countries has grown. However, the humanitarian activities of these organizations have received only limited attention. Hence, it is not yet clear why these organizations engage in humanitarian crises, which specific role Islam plays in their humanitarian engagement and which factors influence the scope of their activities in humanitarian crises. This paper aims to address these research questions by using approaches from sociology of organizations and presenting three empirical case studies from Germany. Particularly, it argues that although all three case studies are active in humanitarian crises the scope of their activities differs due to their differing organizational characteristics, member interests and external expectations.

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Faith and Humanitarianism: It's Complicated

Cited by 56 publications

References 5 publications

Between international donors and local faith communities: Intermediaries in humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon

Between international donors and local faith communities: Intermediaries in humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon

Non-state actors and education as a humanitarian response: role of faith-based organizations in education for Syrian refugees in Turkey

Islamic Migrant Organizations: Little-Studied Actors in Humanitarian Action

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