Delivering Aid Without Government International Aid and Civil Society Engagement in the Recovery and Reconstruction of the Gaza Strip /

• Main Author: Qarmout, Tamer (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, 7
• Subjects: Political science.; International organization.; Social policy.; Economic sociology.; Poverty.; Political Science and International Relations.; International Organization.; Social Policy.; Governance and Government.; Poverty, Aid and Development.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.

In a fragile and conflict-ridden context such as the Gaza Strip, where the de facto Hamas government faces isolation and lacks international recognition, the provision of aid and development schemes challenges donors and CSOs delivering services to Palestinians. This volume examines how internationa...

Table of Contents:

• 1 CSOs and Social Service Provision
• 2 Relevant Political Developments in Palestine and Governance under Hamas
• 3 International Aid, Civil Society Engagement, and the State Building Project in the Fragile Context of Palestine
• 4 International Donors and Local CSOs in Gaza: 2007-2013
• 5 The Hamas Government Involvement in Early Recovery and Reconstruction Schemes under the No-contact Policy
• 6 CSOs Engagement with International Donors and the Hamas Government to Plan and Implement Recovery and Reconstruction Schemes
• 7 International Donors’ Approaches to Respond to Early Recovery and Reconstruction Needs under the No-contact Policy
• 8 Summary and Discussion.