The Unsettled Sector

Zusatztext "Richard offers a fresh way of analyzing the impact of NGOs on rural citizenship in postrevolutionary Mexico. The Unsettled Sector is appropriate for undergraduates and will be of interest to scholars of Latin American studies and activists." Informationen zum Autor Analiese Richard is Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at University of the Pacific. Klappentext Analiese Richard is Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at University of the Pacific. Zusammenfassung In late twentieth century Mexico! the NGO boom was hailed as an harbinger of social change and democratic transition! with NGOs poised to transform the relationship between states and civil society on a global scale. And yet! great as the expectations were for NGOs to empower the poor and disenfranchised! their work is rooted in much older civic and cultural traditions. Arguably! they are just as much an accomplice in neoliberal governance. Analiese Richard seeks to determine what the growth of NGOs means for the future of citizenship and activism in neoliberal democracies! where a widening chasm between rich and poor threatens democratic ideals and institutions. Analyzing the growth of NGOs in Tulancingo! Hidalgo! from the 1970s to the present! The Unsettled Sector explores the NGOs' evolving network of relationships with donors! target communities! international partners! state agencies! and political actors. It reaches beyond the campesinos and farmlands of Tulancingo to make sense of the NGO as an institutional form. Richard argues that only if we see NGOs as they are-bridges between formal politics and public morality-can we understand the opportunities and limits for social solidarity and citizenship in an era of neoliberal retrenchment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: 1. Developing Rural Citizens: Old and New Liberalisms 2. The Birth of Tulancingo's "Third Sector" 3. Withered Milpas: Rural Development after Neoliberalism 4. Mediating Dilemmas: Compromising NGO Work 5. "Bridges of Love": Building North-South NGO Networks Conclusion ...

Autorentext
Analiese Richard is Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at University of the Pacific.

Zusammenfassung

In late twentieth century Mexico, the NGO boom was hailed as an harbinger of social change and democratic transition, with NGOs poised to transform the relationship between states and civil society on a global scale. And yet, great as the expectations were for NGOs to empower the poor and disenfranchised, their work is rooted in much older civic and cultural traditions. Arguably, they are just as much an accomplice in neoliberal governance. Analiese Richard seeks to determine what the growth of NGOs means for the future of citizenship and activism in neoliberal democracies, where a widening chasm between rich and poor threatens democratic ideals and institutions.

Analyzing the growth of NGOs in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, from the 1970s to the present, The Unsettled Sector explores the NGOs' evolving network of relationships with donors, target communities, international partners, state agencies, and political actors. It reaches beyond the campesinos and farmlands of Tulancingo to make sense of the NGO as an institutional form. Richard argues that only if we see NGOs as they arebridges between formal politics and public moralitycan we understand the opportunities and limits for social solidarity and citizenship in an era of neoliberal retrenchment.

Inhalt
Introduction:

1. Developing Rural Citizens: Old and New Liberalisms
2. The Birth of Tulancingo's "Third Sector"
3. Withered Milpas: Rural Development after Neoliberalism
4. Mediating Dilemmas: Compromising NGO Work
5. "Bridges of Love": Building North-South NGO Networks
   Conclusion