The NGO moment : the globalisation of compassion from Biafra to Live Aid /
O'Sullivan, Kevin (Lecturer in history),
The NGO moment : the globalisation of compassion from Biafra to Live Aid / Kevin O'Sullivan. - xii, 273 pages - Human rights in history . - Human rights in history. .
"A study of compassion as a global project from Biafra to Live Aid. Kevin O'Sullivan explains how and why NGOs became the primary conduits of popular concern for the global poor between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s and shows how this shaped the West's relationship with the postcolonial world. Drawing on case studies from Britain, Canada and Ireland, as well as archival material from governments and international organisations, he sheds new light on how the legacies of empire were repackaged and repurposed for the postcolonial era, and how a liberal definition of benevolence, rooted in charity, justice, development and rights became the dominant expression of solidarity with the Third World. In doing so, the book provides a unique insight into the social, cultural and ideological foundations of global civil society. It reveals why this period provided such fertile ground for the emergence of NGOs and offers a fresh interpretations of how individuals in the West encountered the outside world."--
9781108708548 9781108477307
Non-governmental organizations--History--20th century.
Humanitarian assistance--History--20th century.
Western countries--Relations--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Relations--Western countries.
361.2609046
The NGO moment : the globalisation of compassion from Biafra to Live Aid / Kevin O'Sullivan. - xii, 273 pages - Human rights in history . - Human rights in history. .
"A study of compassion as a global project from Biafra to Live Aid. Kevin O'Sullivan explains how and why NGOs became the primary conduits of popular concern for the global poor between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s and shows how this shaped the West's relationship with the postcolonial world. Drawing on case studies from Britain, Canada and Ireland, as well as archival material from governments and international organisations, he sheds new light on how the legacies of empire were repackaged and repurposed for the postcolonial era, and how a liberal definition of benevolence, rooted in charity, justice, development and rights became the dominant expression of solidarity with the Third World. In doing so, the book provides a unique insight into the social, cultural and ideological foundations of global civil society. It reveals why this period provided such fertile ground for the emergence of NGOs and offers a fresh interpretations of how individuals in the West encountered the outside world."--
9781108708548 9781108477307
Non-governmental organizations--History--20th century.
Humanitarian assistance--History--20th century.
Western countries--Relations--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Relations--Western countries.
361.2609046