Institutional Logics within Faith-Based Aid

Nina G. Kurlberg is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University. In her PhD (University of Edinburgh, 2023), she used the lens of institutional logics to explore what the faith orientation of faith-based organisations means in actual practice. Nina has worked within the international development sector for nearly a decade, both in the UK and Sri Lanka. Most recently, she worked for Tearfund – a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organisation – developing theology in the area of diversity and inclusion (D&I). Together with Dr Madleina Daehnhardt, Nina is co-editor of Theologies and Practices of Inclusion and Disability Inclusion in Africa.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs)

A) FBOs within religions and development

B) Understanding and researching FBOs

Roadmap to the Institutional Logics Perspective

A) A critique of the existing frameworks

B) The Institutional Logics Perspective

Overview of the Book

A) Structure

B) Defining Key Terms

1. The institutional Logics Perspective in Research

Theoretical Framework

A) The institutional logics perspective

B) Theoretical contribution of the book

The Significance of the Field

A) The field and the institutional logics perspective

B) The field and FBOs

Empirical Research

A) Developing a field-level typology of logics

B) Methods of data collection

Conclusion

2. Institutional Logics within the Practice of Aid

The Historical Roots of the Practice of Aid

A) The emergence of development

B) The emergence of humanitarianism

C) The emergence of ‘long-distance advocacy’

The Practice of Aid Post-WWII

Conclusion

3. Institutional Logics within the Field

Constructing a Field-Level Typology of Logics

A) Identifying a suitable sub-component of the field

B) The process

The Typology of Logics

A) The logics

B) The categories

Conclusion

4. Institutional Logics within a UK-Based FBO

Data Collection and Processing

A) Data collection

B) Method for processing the data

Data Analysis

A) Logics at the organisational level according to the typology

Conclusion

5. Christian Organising through the Lens of Institutional Logics

What institutional logics are in force and how are they manifested within the organisation?

A) The logic of long-term sustainability

B) The logic of impact

C) The logic of participation and consensus-building

D) The logic of pastoral care and support

How do individual actors negotiate these logics on a daily basis?

What roles does the logic of religion play and how does it interact with other institutional logics?

What does the faith orientation of FBOs mean in practice?

A) What questions is the FBO asking in this regard?

B) How does faith actually influence organisational practice?

Conclusion

Conclusion

Summary of argument

Contribution of the book

A) Contribution to the study of FBOs in religions and development

B) Contribution to the institutional logics perspective

What next?

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Index