Non-Governmental Organisations in Palestine

Dr. Layla Bahmad

doi:10.5771/9783845207735

Summary

Die Autorin liefert detaillierte Einblicke in die Arbeit und die Hintergründe von NGOs in Palästina. Demokratisch und islamisch orientierte NGOs konkurrieren um die Vergabe von westlichen Geldern. In dem Band wird untersucht, inwiefern dies islamistische Bewegungen fördert.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2008
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-3393-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-0773-5
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 291
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10
ABBREVIATIONS No access Pages 11 - 12
1. Research problem No access Pages 13 - 23
2. Relevance of the topic No access Pages 23 - 24
3. Methods No access Pages 24 - 30
4. Major problems No access Pages 30 - 38
1. Theoretical Approaches No access Pages 39 - 39
2. What is the foundation of Nation-Building? No access Pages 39 - 46
3. What does a failed state imply? No access Pages 46 - 49
4. Could Palestine be equated with a failed state? No access Pages 49 - 51
5. Failed State? Or halfway between both? No access Pages 51 - 53
6. Conclusion No access Pages 53 - 56
1. What is Orientalism? How is the concept defined? No access Pages 57 - 69
2. Historical roots of Orientalism No access Pages 69 - 72
3. Orientalism from a different prospective No access Pages 72 - 74
4. Orientalism versus Occidentalism? No access Pages 74 - 77
5. An Orientalist view of NGOs? No access Pages 77 - 81
6. Conclusion No access Pages 81 - 82
1. The historical roots of the term Civil Society No access Pages 83 - 91
2. 1. The Aid System in Islam in the Past up to the Present No access Pages 91 - 108
  2. The varying civil societies in the Arab states No access Pages 108 - 114
3. Conclusion No access Pages 114 - 116
1. “NGO”: A changeable term No access Pages 117 - 123
2. Analysis of the concept “NGO” and existing working definitions No access Pages 123 - 123
3. Development of original NGO definition with regard to the Palestinian context No access Pages 123 - 126
4. 1. “Waqf” Organisations – A different type of NGO? No access Pages 126 - 135
  2. The Role of Islamic NGOs in Palestine No access Pages 135 - 138
  3. The Role of NGOs in the First Intifada (1987-1993) No access Pages 138 - 141
  4. The Institutionalising Process No access Pages 141 - 141
  5. The Role of NGOs after Oslo (1994) No access Pages 141 - 145
  6. The Role of NGOs during the Second Intifada No access Pages 145 - 155
5. Conclusion No access Pages 155 - 156
1. NGO-law and the lack of legal structures No access Pages 157 - 167
2. 1. The Creation of the Ministry of NGO Affairs No access Pages 167 - 174
  2. NGOs and the Israeli Government – the Occupying Regime and its restrictions No access Pages 174 - 177
  3. NGO & Donor Relationship No access Pages 177 - 183
  4. The various donors No access Pages 183 - 194
  5. What is Aid? No access Pages 194 - 195
3. How does International Aid influence NGOs, particularly Palestinian organisations? No access Pages 195 - 196
4. Conclusion No access Pages 196 - 197
1. The Size of NGOs No access Pages 198 - 201
2. Self-Portrait No access Pages 201 - 203
3. Conditionality for Funds No access Pages 203 - 214
4. Duration of Sponsorship No access Pages 214 - 217
5. In- / Dependence on Donors No access Pages 217 - 219
6. Beginning and Change of the NGOs work No access Pages 219 - 223
7. Self-Image No access Pages 223 - 226
8. Future Prospects No access Pages 226 - 227
9. Conclusion No access Pages 227 - 228
1. Funds - Clienteleism No access Pages 229 - 235
2. Corporatism & Rent-seeking No access Pages 235 - 238
3. Budgets vs. Agenda-setting No access Pages 238 - 239
4. Skills - Staff No access Pages 239 - 240
5. Projects No access Pages 240 - 242
6. Conclusion No access Pages 242 - 244
1. Facts on the Palestinian Terrain No access Pages 245 - 254
2. Comparison with Islamic NGOs No access Pages 254 - 258
3. Final remarks No access Pages 258 - 263
4. Concluding remarks No access Pages 263 - 268
5. Summing-up No access Pages 268 - 274
REFERENCES No access Pages 275 - 291