Institutional Logics within Faith-Based Aid

This book investigates what faith means in the actual day-to-day practice of faith-based NGOs working in the development, humanitarian, and advocacy sectors.

Autorentext

Nina G. Kurlberg is Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University. In her PhD (University of Edinburgh, 2023), she used the lens of institutional logics to explore what the faith orientation of faith-based organisations means in actual practice. Nina has worked within the international development sector for nearly a decade, both in the UK and Sri Lanka. Most recently, she worked for Tearfund - a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organisation - developing theology in the area of diversity and inclusion (D&I). Nina is co-editor of Theologies and Practices of Inclusion and Disability Inclusion in Africa.

Inhalt

Introduction

Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs)

FBOs within religions and development

Understanding and researching FBOs

Roadmap to the institutional logics perspective

A critique of the existing frameworks

The institutional logics perspective

Overview of the book

Structure

Defining key terms

1 The institutional logics perspective in research

Theoretical framework

The institutional logics perspective

Theoretical contribution of the book

The significance of the field

The field and the institutional logics perspective

The field and FBOs

Empirical research

Developing a field-level typology of logics

Methods of data collection

Conclusion

2 Institutional logics within the practice of aid

The historical roots of the practice of aid

The emergence of development

The emergence of humanitarianism

The emergence of 'long-distance advocacy'

The practice of aid post-WWII

The post-WWII period

The establishment of the sector

The increasing professionalisation of aid

The influence of the logics of corporation and market on organisational practice

Key aspects of logics evidenced within the practice of aid post-WWII

Conclusion

3 Institutional logics within the field

Constructing a field-level typology of logics

Identifying a suitable subcomponent of the field

The process

The typology of logics

The logics

The categories

Conclusion

4 Institutional logics within a UK-Based FBO

Data collection and processing

Data collection

Method for processing the data

Data analysis

Logics at the organisational level according to the typology

Conclusion

5 Christian organising through the lens of institutional logics

What institutional logics are in force and how are they manifested within the organisation?

The logic of long-term sustainability

The logic of impact

The logic of participation and consensus-building

The logic of pastoral care and support

How do individual actors negotiate these logics on a daily basis?

What role does the logic of religion play, and how does it interact with other institutional logics?

What does the faith orientation of FBOs mean in practice?

What questions is the FBO asking in this regard?

How does faith actually influence organisational practice?

Conclusion

Conclusion

Summary of argument

Contribution of book

Contribution to the study of FBOs in religions and development

Contribution to the institutional logics perspective

What next?