Paradoxes of institutionalisation: The depoliticisation of Bangladeshi NGOs

Through an analysis of how Bangladeshi NGOs have become institutionalised, the author examines patterns of bureaucratisation and professionalisation to argue that NGOs are part of a process of incorporation that mediates opposition to gender and other structural inequalities. Two important tendencie...

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Published inDevelopment in practice Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 5 - 26
Main Author Feldman, Shelley
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 01.02.2003
Carfax, Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Bangladesh
Bureaucratization
Civil society
Communities
Credit
Depoliticization
Development studies
Economic resources
Employment
Gender
Gender roles
Government initiatives
Institutionalization
Non-governmental organizations
Nongovernmental organizations
Political debate
Poverty
Professionalization
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Summary:Through an analysis of how Bangladeshi NGOs have become institutionalised, the author examines patterns of bureaucratisation and professionalisation to argue that NGOs are part of a process of incorporation that mediates opposition to gender and other structural inequalities. Two important tendencies--the growing partnership between NGOs, the state, and donor agencies, and the discursive shift from social welfare and redistribution to individualism, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance--exemplify these processes. The paper shows how institutionalisation, accompanied by the conflation of civil society and NGOs, masks the loss of member-citizens' voices, channelling opposition through NGOs in ways that often compromise their interests.
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ISSN:0961-4524
1364-9213
DOI:10.1080/0961452022000037955