Reconfiguration du politique par la professionnalisation associative

Abstract: Comparing two Palestinian associations, one “charitable”, the other “developmental”, this article traces the evolution of these associations’ political relations as a function of their relations with various other collective actors (political organizations, donors, the Palestinian Authorit...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f78633439db94b91956a1759478a651c2021-12-02T10:06:28ZReconfiguration du politique par la professionnalisation associative0997-13272105-227110.4000/remmm.10550https://doaj.org/article/f78633439db94b91956a1759478a651c2019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/remmm/10550https://doaj.org/toc/0997-1327https://doaj.org/toc/2105-2271Abstract: Comparing two Palestinian associations, one “charitable”, the other “developmental”, this article traces the evolution of these associations’ political relations as a function of their relations with various other collective actors (political organizations, donors, the Palestinian Authority). At a time when the evolution of Palestinian NGOs dependent upon international aid is seen as a matter of "professionalization", which is to say, as a process of seeking specialization and political autonomy, these reconfigure politics according to an accepted paradigm of development, said to be universal. The "technocrats" who arise through this process, themselves become the mediators in the power field of a "Palestine-of-the-donors". The quest for specialization however, is rewarding to the extent that NGOs adhere to the universally accepted "post-conflict" reading of Palestinian social reality. Associations which are dependent upon political organizations and thus free of donor obligation are excluded from this configuration. The new political mantra, development, leaves little room for national and patriotic activist engagement.Sbeih SbeihUniversité de ProvencearticleKeywords : professionalizationinternational aidNGOspoliticizationtechnocratsPalestineHistory of AfricaDT1-3415Social sciences (General)H1-99ENFRRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, Vol 145, Pp 279-302 (2019)
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language EN
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topic Keywords : professionalization
international aid
NGOs
politicization
technocrats
Palestine
History of Africa
DT1-3415
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
spellingShingle Keywords : professionalization
international aid
NGOs
politicization
technocrats
Palestine
History of Africa
DT1-3415
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
Sbeih Sbeih
Reconfiguration du politique par la professionnalisation associative
description Abstract: Comparing two Palestinian associations, one “charitable”, the other “developmental”, this article traces the evolution of these associations’ political relations as a function of their relations with various other collective actors (political organizations, donors, the Palestinian Authority). At a time when the evolution of Palestinian NGOs dependent upon international aid is seen as a matter of "professionalization", which is to say, as a process of seeking specialization and political autonomy, these reconfigure politics according to an accepted paradigm of development, said to be universal. The "technocrats" who arise through this process, themselves become the mediators in the power field of a "Palestine-of-the-donors". The quest for specialization however, is rewarding to the extent that NGOs adhere to the universally accepted "post-conflict" reading of Palestinian social reality. Associations which are dependent upon political organizations and thus free of donor obligation are excluded from this configuration. The new political mantra, development, leaves little room for national and patriotic activist engagement.
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title_short Reconfiguration du politique par la professionnalisation associative
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