Ambiguous spaces: the charity-NGO nexus in Iceland
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study which analyses the ambiguous relationship that Icelandic charities and NGOs have with the formal social welfare services they collaborate with as well as the clients they serve. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based upon the combi...
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cremerald:10.1108/joe-03-2018-0013 2024-06-09T07:47:00+00:00 Ambiguous spaces: the charity-NGO nexus in Iceland Rice, James Gordon Wojtyńska, Anna 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/joe-03-2018-0013 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JOE-03-2018-0013/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JOE-03-2018-0013/full/html en eng Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies Journal of Organizational Ethnography volume 8, issue 1, page 82-94 ISSN 2046-6749 journal-article 2019 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/joe-03-2018-0013 2024-05-15T13:21:42Z Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study which analyses the ambiguous relationship that Icelandic charities and NGOs have with the formal social welfare services they collaborate with as well as the clients they serve. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based upon the combined work of both authors and drawn from a number of projects spanning the years immediately preceding the Icelandic economic crisis of 2008, through to the years of crisis and recovery, and into the present context. This contribution is a combination of a re-analysis of older material combined with new data and emergent issues. Findings The contribution argues charities and NGOs in Iceland operate within an ambiguous space, not part of the formal welfare authorities yet in practice in collaboration with them. One danger is that the charitable environment offers no clear legal protections concerning client rights or entitlements to assistance, or grievance redress mechanisms typical of the formal social assistance schemes. Further, the ways in which charities exclude certain segments of the population is troubling, particularly in consideration of the lack of protections and the willingness of governments to download the costs of and responsibilities for services to non-professional and private charities and NGOs. Social implications The findings are intended to contribute toward encouraging critical discussion about the appeal of charity as a service alternative in the context of governmental cutbacks and austerity measures. Originality/value The findings are based upon limited but original case studies in Iceland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Emerald Charity ENVELOPE(-60.333,-60.333,-62.733,-62.733) Journal of Organizational Ethnography 8 1 82 94 |
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study which analyses the ambiguous relationship that Icelandic charities and NGOs have with the formal social welfare services they collaborate with as well as the clients they serve. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based upon the combined work of both authors and drawn from a number of projects spanning the years immediately preceding the Icelandic economic crisis of 2008, through to the years of crisis and recovery, and into the present context. This contribution is a combination of a re-analysis of older material combined with new data and emergent issues. Findings The contribution argues charities and NGOs in Iceland operate within an ambiguous space, not part of the formal welfare authorities yet in practice in collaboration with them. One danger is that the charitable environment offers no clear legal protections concerning client rights or entitlements to assistance, or grievance redress mechanisms typical of the formal social assistance schemes. Further, the ways in which charities exclude certain segments of the population is troubling, particularly in consideration of the lack of protections and the willingness of governments to download the costs of and responsibilities for services to non-professional and private charities and NGOs. Social implications The findings are intended to contribute toward encouraging critical discussion about the appeal of charity as a service alternative in the context of governmental cutbacks and austerity measures. Originality/value The findings are based upon limited but original case studies in Iceland. |
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