NGOs and Lifeworlds in Africa: Transdisciplinary Perspectives

Published by Berghahn Books 2021

NGOs and Lifeworlds in Africa

Transdisciplinary Perspectives

Edited by: Melina C. Kalfelis and Kathrin Knodel

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781800731110

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About this book

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become ubiquitous in the development sector in Africa and attracting more academic attention. However, the fact that NGOs are an integral part of the everyday lives of men and women on the continent has been overlooked thus far. In Africa, NGOs are not remote, but familiar players, situated in the midst of cities and communities. By taking a radical empirical stance, this book studies NGOs as a vital part of the lifeworlds of Africans. Its contributions are immersed in the pasts, presents and futures of personal encounters, memories, decision-making and politics.

Author / Editor information

Melina C. Kalfelis is a postdoctoral researcher in the Cultural and Social Anthropology Faculty at the University of Bayreuth. Lately, she has been a fellow at the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa and the Cluster of Excellence ‘Africa Multiple’.

Kathrin Knodel has been a postdoctoral researcher at the CRC 1095 ‘Discourses of Weakness and Resource Regimes’ at the Goethe University Frankfurt. She currently works as a programme officer at the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the Department of International Affairs.

Melina C. Kalfelis is a postdoctoral researcher in the Cultural and Social Anthropology Faculty at the University of Bayreuth. Lately, she has been a fellow at the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa and the Cluster of Excellence ‘Africa Multiple’.

Reviews

“This is a high-quality work of scholarship that can make a contribution to African Studies, NGO Studies, and Development Studies.” • Victoria Bernal, University of California, Irvine

“I really liked the book and deeply enjoyed reading it… there is nothing quite like it out there. It’s a strong book that, surprisingly, coheres around a single overarching problem.” • Ebenezer Obadare, University of Kansas

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Foreword NGOs and Lifeworlds in Africa Aram Ziai Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: The Lifeworlds and Trajectories of NGOs in Africa Melina C. Kalfelis and Kathrin Knodel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 An Association for Emerging Technologies and the Bases of Its Longevity: The Example of Yam Pukri in Burkina Faso Sylvestre Ouédraogo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Chapter 2 ‘I Will Not Tell Anyone until You Have Left’: The Ending of a Development Relationship Remembered Karen Lauterbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Chapter 3 Becoming an Expert and Negotiating Development A Development: Studies Programme in Germany Ulrike Schultz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 4 Alternatives to Consultancy and NGOing: Developing Anthropological Team Research in West Africa Sten Hagberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
Part II Politics and Donors
Chapter 5 Career Trajectories of Tanzanian Aid Workers: Structural Inequalities and New Management Practices in Public Foreign Aid Molly Sundberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 6 The Contribution of National NGOs to Development in Burkina Faso: Review and Prospects Alain J. Sissao Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Chapter 7 Artisanal Mining – A Necessary Evil: Narratives Legitimating Large-Scale Mining as a Pathway to Development Bettina Engels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Chapter 8 The Price of Getting Donor Money: Gift Exchange in Aid Relations and the Depoliticization of NGOs Beata Paragi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Part III Memories and History
Chapter 9 Negotiating Tightropes: A Historical Appraisal of NGOs and Their Adaptability in Nigeria’s Changing Political Space Abimbola O. Adesoji Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Chapter 10 From Development State to Non-state Development: Counterpart Careers, West German Aid and Asymmetrical Interdependence in Late Socialist Tanzania Eric Burton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Chapter 11 Civil Society and the Challenge of Consolidating Democracy in Togo Kokou Folly Lolowou Hetcheli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Chapter 12 The Custodians of Development Memory in Morocco: When Development Projects Create New Forms of Leadership for Policymaking Matthieu Brun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Chapter 13 On the Advantages of ‘Intentional Amnesia’ Some Preliminary Notes on a Cultural History of NGOs in Burkina Faso Hans P. Hahn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Afterword: Ad Hoc NGOs, Structural Failure and the Politics of Silence: Stories about Development from a Village in Togo Hubertus Büschel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	310
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 350
Keywords: Development Studies; Anthropology (General)

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Published: June 11, 2021
ISBN: 9781800731110