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This book assesses local civil society responses to conflict, militarism, climate change, and disease in the global south. The book will interest researchers looking for a new approach to civil society in a global south context, by focusing on local ownership, in terms of leadership culture and development in practice.
List of contents
1. Introducing and Exploring New Concepts and Practice of Local Ownership 2.Local Humanitarianism and Organisational Complexities: Implementation of Safeguarding Measures 3. Humanity's Army: African Civil Society Organisations and the Protection of Civilians in Times of Crisis 4. Local Civil Society and Qatar's Diplomacy of Humanitarian Assistance to the Gaza Strip 5. The shift in response of international actors to contemporary security threats and challenges on the case of the European Union 6. Challenges to Local Human Rights Defenders and Community Peacebuilders in Libya 7. Foreign Aid: Challenges to Local Economy of Civil Society of Jordan 8. New Implications and Directions for local ownership responses
About the author
Ibrahim Natil is an associate professor of international relations at Joaan Bin Jassim Academy; a visiting professor/lecturer at the University of Law, Business School, UK; and a research fellow at Dublin City University, Ireland. He has been the co-convenor of NGOs in the Development Study Group at DSA-UK since 2018 and was elected recently as a council member of the Develpment Study Association UK (2024-2027).
