Through community eyes

The transition of international organizations from community aid to development in postconflict Sierra Leone

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6076397
AutoresWhitney Mcintyre Miller (0000-0002-4414-8619, Chapman University, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume27
Fascículo1
Páginas60-77
Data de publicação2019-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2019.1580654
OpenAlexW2916077767
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas20

Sierra Leone experienced an 11-year civil war, brutalizing its people and destroying its communities. With the cessation of violence, international organizations helped to secure peace, deliver aid and supplies, and, after, assist with development projects. This grounded theory study, which aims to understand the role these organizations played from the viewpoint of community members in 2 communities, posits that community members’ regard of international organizations lessened as their efforts transitioned from securing the peace and relief efforts to aid for development. Highlighted are the successes and challenges of this work and a broad discussion of implications and recommendations

Civil society · Community development · Community organization · Community organizing · Economic growth · International community · International development · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Work (physics · Engineering · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development