ISSN:
1461-7048
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Cultural dynamics
Publ. der Quelle:
London [u.a.] : Sage, 1988-
Angaben zur Quelle:
Band 33, Heft 4 (2021), Seite 298-315
Angaben zur Quelle:
volume:33
Angaben zur Quelle:
year:2021
Angaben zur Quelle:
number:4
Angaben zur Quelle:
pages:298-315
Angaben zur Quelle:
extent:18
Abstract:
Local NGO brokers in Africa and beyond negotiate and mediate between (inter)national donors and potential beneficiaries within their communities. They translate local needs into development projects to make them suitable for international donors. This article looks at two main conditions that influence their work: First, windows of opportunity, which open and close according to structures and institutions beyond their sphere of influence; and second, their personality and skills. Based on two case studies from Burkina Faso, this article offers insights into biographies and life stories of such brokers where engagement leads to a distinguished lifestyle that contains aspects of cosmopolitanism and distinctiveness.
DOI:
10.1177/09213740211029683
URN:
urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-627690
