Faith‑based organizations and the state

Since Zanzibar and Tanganyika became the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964, African socialism called ujamaa spread widely in this country. The adoption of an African Socialist approach was accompanied by the nationalization of education and health facilities belonging to the religious institution...

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Autor principal:	Klaudia Wilk-Mhagama
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Lenguaje:	EN PL
Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2021
Materias:	Religious Institutions African Socialism development Tanzania Law K Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c05b7a5cc02e4b96bf5a9524d7129a4e2021-11-27T13:09:40ZFaith‑based organizations and the state10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.42.171733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/c05b7a5cc02e4b96bf5a9524d7129a4e2021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2180https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 Since Zanzibar and Tanganyika became the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964, African socialism called ujamaa spread widely in this country. The adoption of an African Socialist approach was accompanied by the nationalization of education and health facilities belonging to the religious institutions. However, since the collapse of ujamaa in the mid‑1980s, Tanzania saw the increased activity of various faith‑based organizations (FBOs) that were connected to the economic and political liberalization. The new system caused that FBOs have become part of a growing religious field which has repositioned itself toward the multiple opportunities and expectations of the established apex bodies to coordinate with each other and manage their relationships with the government. This article describes how religious actors in urban Tanzania have repositioned themselves in relation to the state as well as themselves during the liberalization era triggered by development. Klaudia Wilk-MhagamaKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleReligious InstitutionsAfrican SocialismdevelopmentTanzaniaLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 13, Iss 3 (42) (2021)
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description	Since Zanzibar and Tanganyika became the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964, African socialism called ujamaa spread widely in this country. The adoption of an African Socialist approach was accompanied by the nationalization of education and health facilities belonging to the religious institutions. However, since the collapse of ujamaa in the mid‑1980s, Tanzania saw the increased activity of various faith‑based organizations (FBOs) that were connected to the economic and political liberalization. The new system caused that FBOs have become part of a growing religious field which has repositioned itself toward the multiple opportunities and expectations of the established apex bodies to coordinate with each other and manage their relationships with the government. This article describes how religious actors in urban Tanzania have repositioned themselves in relation to the state as well as themselves during the liberalization era triggered by development.
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Faith‑based organizations and the state

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