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Baumgart-Ochse, Claudia; Wolf, Klaus Dieter

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“…Subsequently, many donor agencies and governments began programmes involving FBOs, inviting them to become ‘partners in development’ (Belshaw et al, 2001). Research has shown that this has led to unprecedented levels of religious involvement in the institutional apparatuses of transnational governmentality (Baumgart-Ochse and Wolf, 2019; Ferguson, 2006; Haynes, 2014; Smith, 2017: 65). Religious NGOs have emerged as the institutional form in which religious communities have adapted to the infrastructure and demands of global development networks and to the new opportunities for organizational growth they offer.…”

Section: Religion and Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Over the last 20 years, social scientists have engaged in discussions about the nexus between religion and development (Baumgart-Ochse and Wolf, 2019; Bompani, 2019; Deneulin and Rakodi, 2011; Haynes, 2014; Lunn, 2009). Much of this debate has centred on the policy implications of engaging faith-based organizations in development, as well as on the political and normative implications of such engagements.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Religion and Development: Alternative Visions, Credibility, and Networks as Religious Assets for Sustainable Development?

Koehrsen,

Burchardt

2023

Progress in Development Studies

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Religious organizations have become crucial actors in international development. However, scholarly discussions have largely ignored the dynamics that shape their impact on the ground. This article examines these dynamics by assessing three claims about the specific developmental assets of religious organizations: (a) their credibility in the eyes of their beneficiaries; (b) their control over far-flung social networks; and (c) the idea that religious organizations pursue alternative visions of development. Drawing on existing research, we study these claims in two development sectors: healthcare and environmental sustainability. The results complicate linear narratives of the positive impact of religions on development. Dynamics internal to the religious field sometimes lead to practices that run counter to the Sustainable Development Goals, while institutional pressures in the field of international development push religious organizations to become more similar to their secular counterparts. We suggest the need for alternative frameworks that go beyond prevailing secularization and de-secularization narratives to pay attention to the institutional field dynamics that shape religious development initiatives.

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Section: Religion and Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%