Non-state actors in state-driven development processes: the case of religious actors and foreign aid flows

Willem Fourie

Development in Practice, 2020, vol. 30, issue 1, 92-100

Abstract: How should non-state actors engage state-led development processes? This article uses the theological notion of “religious bilinguality” as a conceptual basis for identifying three roles in which religious communities can engage the state-led process of foreign aid distribution. The roles range from being granted to claiming the right of participation. As “guests”, religious actors are able to reinvigorate existing dialogue platforms; as “servants”, they are able to map motivations for foreign aid disbursement; and as “prophets”, religious actors can identify and address discrepancies in the definition and distribution of foreign aid.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2019.1642302

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