Community-Based Initiatives and Public Services Delivery in a Fragile Context
The Case of Yemen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23201707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moosa Elayah (0000-0002-8396-677X, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar, corresponding author), Nesmah Al-Sameai (Good Governance Center for Consulting and Studies, Doha, Qatar), Hiba Khodr (American University of Beirut, Lebanon), Samah Abdulhafid Gamar (Doha Institute for Graduate Studies), Samah Gamar (Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-28 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Voluntary Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0607 • E-ISSN: 1552-7395 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/08997640221145182 |
| OpenAlex | W4315700552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 33 |
The collapse of public services in Yemen due to a protracted crisis raging since 2015 has compelled some local citizen-based coalitions to initiate community-based service delivery. This preliminary study identifies Community-Based Initiatives (CBIs) as non-state actors supplying basic services ordinarily provided by governmental institutions. It offers an overview of Yemen’s humanitarian crisis while focusing on public services provision pre- and mid-conflict and highlights the role of CBIs as a response to its breakdown within a severely fragile context. As this work considers CBI a societal constituent and not simply a temporary phenomenon, it discusses the general trends of Civil Society. This article fills the gap in the literature and compares the Western perspective and application of CBIs in Yemen aiming at developing a more specific and contextual conception. The analysis lays the foundation for much needed future studies on the role of informal organizations in service provision in developing countries of the Global South.
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |