Neoliberalism, Development, and Aid Volunteering

Nichole Georgeou

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English

Routledge
26 July 2012

Development studies; Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy; Aid & relief programmes

Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

This work comes at an important time of global crisis and change, where the world is ravaged by natural disasters, wars and poverty. This has increased the pressure on governments and other organisations, such as volunteer sending agencies, which provide aid, and we have seen an upward trend in the number of people volunteering abroad. Within this volatile environment, neoliberal ideology on how aid should be provided and implemented has become embedded in how policy is formulated. A market-driven model of aid provision has become the norm, and governments are increasingly focused on international development volunteering as a form of ‘soft diplomacy’.

This is the first qualitative empirical study of international development volunteering. The book contributes theoretical knowledge on International Volunteering Sending Agencies (IVSAs) and examines practitioner experience in development volunteering in the context of emerging policy developments. Critical analysis highlights the impact of global and social changes and provides a nuanced understanding of development volunteer motivation, and the relationship between volunteers and sending agencies. The book also puts forward an agenda and model for volunteer sending that addresses the complexities and diversity of the volunteer experience.

By: Nichole Georgeou
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 33
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9780415809153
ISBN 10: 0415809150
Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 26 July 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Introduction 1. A Contested Field: Conceptualising Development Volunteering 2. Historical and Theoretical Background 3. Neoliberal Development Paradigm: Social and Political Impacts on Australian IVSAs 4. Linking Voices and Experiences to Theory: Palms Australia, Its Volunteers and Their Context 5. Motivation: Altruistic and Egoistic Desire 6. Interpretations and Expectations 7. Whose Partnership Is It? Unpacking ""Mutually Equitable Partnership"" 8. Networking Home 9. Conclusions and Recommendations"

Nichole Georgeou is based at the University of Wollongong.

Reviews for Neoliberalism, Development, and Aid Volunteering

"""Neoliberalism, Development, and Aid Volunteering is an enormously complex text, an interdisciplinary blend of history, politics, sociology, social anthropology, and ethnography. At times the author reaches back to the 18th century to understand the philosophical, economic and political roots of the contemporary/current situation she explores. Georgeou lays out her case and develops her account with nuanced scholarship. That said, she avoids the coded and cold impenetrability of much academic writing, and her work is at once scholarly, personal, and accessible to non-specialists.""–Rowan J. Cahill, University of Wollongong"