The thesis analyses the role of Muslim voluntary welfare associations in Jordan from the perspective of their religious discourse and the related social activities, to assess whether they contribute to empowerment or reinforce dependency
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Gibt es starke positive Pflichten? Offensichtlich halten wir es für eine starke Pflicht, ein ertrinkendes Kind zu retten. Was die Stärke einer solchen Hilfspflicht ausmacht und wie sie von Handlungen, die über Pflichten hinausgehen, und Wohltätigkeitspflichten zu unterscheiden i…
Are there strong positive obligations? We obviously consider it a strong obligation to save a drowning child. The first part of this work investigates the factors that define the strength of such an obligation to help and how this is to be differentiated from actions that transc…
Celebrity humanitarianism: the ideology of global charity
by Kapoor, Ilan
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Celebrity humanitarianism: the ideology of global charity
by Kapoor, Ilan
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"This book examines the new phenomenon of celebrity humanitarianism arguing that legitimates neoliberal capitalism and global inequality" "In the last two decades especially, we have witnessed the rise of 'celebrity' forms of global humanitarianism and charity work, spearheaded…
"This book argues that the new actors in global health constitute a 'private turn' in global health governance, and provides theoretical and practical grounds for viewing global health partnerships and philanthropic foundations as closely aligned in their ideational and material…
A perspective on the relationship between charity and medicine in Western Europe between the Middle Ages and the advent of welfare states in the 20th century. Medical history is analyzed in terms of social history and for the insight it offers into relations between various aspe…
"Contemporary Britain is defined by the personal generosity and social commitment of our predecessors as much as by the state. But, as the state retreats, demands on the voluntary sector grow, the gap between the rich and the poor increases and charitable giving stagnates, our w…