Ngos and Lifeworlds in Africa - Transdisciplinary Perspectives

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become ubiquitous in the development sector in Africa and attracting more academic attention. However, the fact that NGOs are an integral part of the everyday lives of men and women on the continent has been overlooked thus far. In Africa, NGOs are not remote, but familiar players, situated in the midst of cities and communities. By taking a radical empirical stance, this book studies NGOs as a vital part of the lifeworlds of Africans. Its contributions are immersed in the pasts, presents and futures of personal encounters, memories, decision-making and politics.

About the author

Melina C. Kalfelis is a postdoctoral researcher in the Cultural and Social Anthropology Faculty at the University of Bayreuth. Lately, she has been a fellow at the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa and the Cluster of Excellence ‘Africa Multiple’.

Kathrin Knodel has been a postdoctoral researcher at the CRC 1095 ‘Discourses of Weakness and Resource Regimes’ at the Goethe University Frankfurt. She currently works as a programme officer at the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the Department of International Affairs.

Product details

• Authors: Melina C. Knodel Kalfelis
• Assisted by: Melina C. Kalfelis (Editor), Kathrin Knodel (Editor)
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.06.2021
• EAN: 9781800731103
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-110-3
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Social and cultural anthropology, Development Studies, Development Studies, Anthropology (General)