Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare -

Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare

Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Africa and Latin America
Buch | Hardcover
XXV, 325 Seiten
2024 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-31959-4 (ISBN)
139,09 inkl. MwSt
The case studies in this volume examine the activities of faith-based institutions in a representative sample of African and Latin American countries, including societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and states with different levels and types of government-provided social services. Among other questions, the chapters examine the types of social service activities faith-based organizations engage in; their effect on civil society and democratic processes; their influence on the character of local and national communities; and what new pressures would be brought to bear on state-provided services if these faith-based organizations ceased to exist. 

Miguel Glatzer is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Leadership and Global Understanding Program at La Salle University, USA. His current research focuses on social policy, labor market policy, the European sovereign debt crisis, financial literacy, and immigration.  ​Paul Christopher Manuel is the Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer and distinguished scholar in residence in the Department of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University, USA. His research interests address comparative democratization, comparative public policy, and the relationship between religion and politics.  Christine Gustafson is Associate Dean for Faculty & Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at Saint Anselm College, USA.

Part 1: Theoretical Considerations.- Chapter 1. Religion, Faith-Based Organizations and Welfare Delivery in Contemporary Africa and Latin America (Miguel Glatzer, Paul Christopher Manuel, and Christine A. Gustafson).- Chapter 2. The Complex Context for Social Welfare and Human Capacity Strategies in Africa (Katherine Marshall).- Chapter 3."Africa is not a country": General Overview of Faith-based Services and Social Welfare in Africa (Nadine Bowers Du Toit and Barnabe Anzuruni Msabah).- Part 2: Societies With a Dominant Religious Marketplace.- Chapter 4. Muslim NGOs in Contemporary Ghana (Holger Weiss).- Chapter 5. Faith-based Organizations and the Challenge of Developmental Social Welfare in Democratic South Africa (Ignatius Swart) .- Chapter 6. Evolutionary Effectiveness of Faith-based Organizations Public Agency in Kenya (Richard Muko Ochanda, and Humphrey Waliang'i Wafula).- Chapter 7. From Prominence to Derision? Chile's Religious Actors Confront a Turning Point in their Social Welfare Roles (Mathew Carnes and Raimundo Salas Schweikart).- Chapter 8. The Church of the Poor, Civil Society, and Democracy in Southern Mexico: Oaxaca 1960s-2010s (Juan Manuel Lombera).- Part 3: Societies with Mixed Religious Marketplaces.- Chapter 9. Faith-based Organizations, Society, and the State in Chad (Mayke Kaag).- Chapter 10. Faith-based Organizations and Social Welfare: Associational Life and Religion in Nigeria (Omobolaji O. Olarinmoye).- Chapter 11. Faith-based Organizations, Society, and the State in Mozambique (Victoria Armando Chifeche).- Chapter 12. The Contributions of Faith-based Organizations in Uruguay: The most Secularized Sountry in Latin America (Néstor Da Costa).

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
Zusatzinfo XXV, 325 p. 23 illus., 19 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 585 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik
Schlagworte Catholic Church • Catholicism • comparative politics • comparative religions • Democratization • Development • LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS • organized religion • Religion and Politics • religion and politics in Argentina • religion and politics in Brazil • religion and politics in Chile • religion and politics in Colombia • religion and politics in Guatemala • religion and politics in Nicaragua • religion and politics in Peru • religion and politics in Uruguay • religion and politics in Venezuela • Social Policy • welfare
ISBN-10 3-031-31959-1 / 3031319591
ISBN-13 978-3-031-31959-4 / 9783031319594
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