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Islamic and Christian inspired relief NGOs: between tactical collaboration and strategic diffidence?
Author(s) -
Benedetti Carlo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.1318
Subject(s) - islam , ideal (ethics) , order (exchange) , identification (biology) , field (mathematics) , ideal type , sociology , political science , public administration , business , law , social science , theology , philosophy , botany , mathematics , finance , pure mathematics , biology
This article focuses on the identification of different types of Islamic and Christian inspired relief NGOs. Four ideal types are outlined following a framework for the analysis of Religious NGOs. The possibilities of collaboration between these NGOs are investigated. The article argues that there is a greater likelihood of collaboration among NGOs closer to the moderate end of the framework. However, collaboration remains difficult on a strategic level and is often limited to a field based, tactical level cooperation. A broader mutual understanding is needed in order to improve global coordination between NGOs coming from different religious traditions. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.