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Based on decades of research, this book explores global social
change processes through the concepts of social change
organisations (SCOs) and social change makers (SCMs) – the
individuals working within and alongside SCOs. The book delves into
a vast array of compelling social justice issues, from tackling
inequality to championing human rights, bridging the realms of
social movement and third sector research. Inspiring and
empowering, this is essential reading for scholars, students, NGOs,
and activists alike.
While the success and failure of development cooperation and
humanitarian aid have found extensive coverage in the academic
literature and the public debate, studies that address the
experience of aid workers are still rare. This book explores the
life worlds of people working in aid and analyses the processes
that lead to the involvement in development cooperation, emergency
relief and human rights work and what impact aid work has on the
life-courses of aid workers, including their relationships with
friends, family and partners.
In order to capture the trajectories which lead to "Aidland" a
biographical perspective is employed. Rich reflexive data allows
the author to theorize about the often contradictory experiences of
those involved in development cooperation, emergency relief and
human rights work. A life-course perspective on the involvement in
"Aidland" reveals that boundary crossing between development
cooperation, emergency relief and human rights is not unusual and
that considering these fields as separate spheres might overlook
important connections. The book addresses power relations not just
between aid recipients and donors but also among aid personnel.
This book constitutes an important supplement to existing
studies that predominantly focus on the contradictions and dilemmas
of aid, but neglect the experiences of aid workers themselves. It
contributes to the emerging sociology and anthropology of aid
workers and is of great interest to professionals and researchers
in Humanitarian and development studies, sociology, anthropology,
political science and international relations, international social
work and social psychology.
This book explores what attracts people to aidwork and to what
extent the promises of aidwork are fulfilled. 'Aidland' is a highly
complex and heterogeneous context which includes many different
occupations, forms of employment and organizations. Analysing the
processes that lead to the involvement in development cooperation,
emergency relief and human rights work and tracing the pathways
into and through Aidland, the book addresses working and living
conditions in Aidland, gender relations and inequality among aid
personnel and what impact aidwork has on the life-courses of
aidworkers. In order to capture the trajectories that lead to
Aidland a biographical perspective is employed which reveals that
boundary crossing between development cooperation, emergency relief
and human rights is not unusual and that considering these fields
as separate spheres might overlook important connections. Rich
reflexive data is used to theorize about the often contradictory
experiences of people working in aid whose careers are shaped by
geo-politics, changing priorities of donors and a changing
composition of the aid sector. Exploring the life worlds of people
working in aid, this book contributes to the emerging sociology and
anthropology of aidwork and will be of interest to professionals
and researchers in humanitarian and development studies, sociology,
anthropology, political science and international relations,
international social work and social psychology.
In May 2004, after bringing their legislation into accordance with
EU regulations, ten more countries joined the European Union. The
contributors to this volume assess the impact of this historical
development on gender relations in the new and old EU member
states. Instead of focusing on either western or eastern Europe,
this book investigates the similarities and differences in diverse
parts of Europe. Although initially limited, gender equality was
part of the original framework of the European Union, an
organization often more open than national governments to feminist
demands, as this volume illustrates with case studies from eastern
and western Europe. The enlargement process thus provides some
important policy instruments for increasing equality between men
and women.
In May 2004, after bringing their legislation into accordance with
EU regulations, ten more countries joined the European Union. The
contributors to this volume assess the impact of this historical
development on gender relations in the new and old EU member
states. Instead of focusing on either western or eastern Europe,
this book investigates the similarities and differences in diverse
parts of Europe. Although initially limited, gender equality was
part of the original framework of the European Union, an
organization often more open than national governments to feminist
demands, as this volume illustrates with case studies from eastern
and western Europe. The enlargement process thus provides some
important policy instruments for increasing equality between men
and women.
Das Buch bietet eine komparativ angelegte Bestandsaufnahme zu
Frauenbewegungen in Europa (EU-Lander, Beitrittslander, nicht zur
EU gehorende Lander) und deren Erwartungen und Befurchtungen mit
Blick auf die EU.Im Buch wird der Frage nachgegangen, welche
Erwartungen europaische Frauenbewegungen an die EU haben, sowohl in
den Mitgliedslandern, Beitrittslandern und solchen Landern, die
vorlaufig nicht der EU beitreten werden. In den drei einleitenden
theoretischen Beitragen geht es um die Geschichtsschreibung von
frauenpolitischem Engagement, zweitens um die Veranderungen von
Burgerrechten im Kontext der EU und drittens um die EU als
Gelegenheitsstruktur im Hinblick auf die Durchsetzung von
Gendermainstreaming. Im Hauptteil geht es um eine vergleichende
Bestandsaufnahme von Frauenbewegungen in Europa. Ausgehend von
nationalen und historischen Traditionen von Frauenbewegungen der
jeweiligen Lander wird der Bogen zu bisherigen Erfahrungen,
Erwartungen und Befurchtungen an die EU aus Frauensicht gezogen."
Nicht-Regierungsorganisationen (NGOs) spielen sowohl in der
internationalen Krisenpravention als auch in der Forderung
demokratischer Nachkriegsgesellschaften und
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit eine wichtige Rolle. In diesem Buch
werden u. a. folgende Fragen behandelt: Wie gestaltet sich das
Verhaltnis von Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Friedenssicherung in
der Praxis? Welche Rolle spielen Hilfsorganisationen in Konflikt-
und Postkonfliktsituationen? Und wie wirken sich Terrorismus,
Sicherheitspolitik und insbesondere der von den USA proklamierte
internationale Kampf gegen den Terrorismus auf die
Arbeitsbedingungen von NGOs in Krisen- und Konfliktgebieten aus?
Dieser Band richtet sich sowohl an die Praktikerinnen und
Praktiker, die in zahlreichen NGOs im Spannungsfeld von
Krisenpravention und Sicherheitspolitik arbeiten, als auch an den
universitaren Raum.
Activists often participate in more than one social movement and
organization. Bridging organizations are formed by activists who
feel that the movements in which they are participating do not
adequately address the various issues they are involved in. The
author provides a case study of the Coalition of Labor Union Women
(CLUW), an organization which was founded in 1974. Using the CLUW
as a model, the author demonstrates how one organization can
address the needs of diverse social movements, in this case the
women's movement and the labor movement. By tracing the formation
and development of the CLUW, the author illustrates and elaborates
on her theories concerning social movements and bridging
organizations. She uses historical documents, first hand accounts,
and a case study approach to analyze the interrelatedness of
oppression, opposition, social change, movement change, and
personal change associated with social movements and bridging
organizations. Detailing the obstacles the CLUW faces, the author
makes clear how important such organizations are as well as how
difficult it can be to negotiate the collective identity of its
members and reconcile the needs of various social groups
represented therein.
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