Building civil society through partnership
Lessons from a case study of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3887146 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roland Hoksbergen (Calvin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-27 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0961452052000321541 |
| OpenAlex | W2040187524 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 13 |
Civil society is seen increasingly as a necessary element of sustainable human development. Some Northern NGOs hope to contribute to the development of civil society by partnering with Southern NGOs. However, recent scholarship shows that such partnerships are frequently dominated by the Northern NGO, thus inhibiting the establishment of vibrant, locally owned and locally managed civil society organisations. This paper explores some of the practical reasons for this imbalance and suggests strategies for working within what Alan Fowler calls ‘authentic partnerships’. Such partnerships prevent the domination of Northern NGOs and thus help foster a climate more amenable to the growth of civil society. Suggested strategies for promoting authentic partnerships address funding, working relationships, phase-out, advocacy, and evaluation of the partnership itself. The paper draws on a case study of the partnership work of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC), a North American faith-based NGO.Roland Hoksbergen is Professor of Economics and International Development at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI
Civil society · Economic growth · Economics · Faith · Faith-Based Organizations · General partnership · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Sociology · Work (physics) · Engineering · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Scaling-up and rooting-down
Corridors of Power
Exploring the role of Western NGOs in creating and strengthening local NGOs in Albania
Keeping body and soul together
Partnership Theory and Practice
Global–Local Linkage in the Western Balkans
The Rhetoric and Reality of Partnerships for International Development
New forms of environmental governance? A case study of Costa Rican environmental NGOs
The role of a transnational religious network in development in a weak state
Mediators or partners? Practitioner perspectives on partnership
Thinking about faith-based organisations in development
Rethinking risk in development projects
Moving from nos/otros to nosotros
Relationships, learning, and trust
Partners in Patriarchy
| Citations per year | 0.79 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2019 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |