The use of social accountability mechanisms by Syrian diaspora organizations providing aid in the Syrian crisis
| Autor: | Shawn Teresa Flanigan, Mounah Abdel-Samad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Social accounting
Middle East Social network business.industry 05 social sciences Public relations 0506 political science Diaspora Forced migration Trustworthiness Political science 0502 economics and business Accountability 050602 political science & public administration business 050203 business & management Mechanism (sociology) |
| Zdroj: | WIDER Working Paper ISBN: 9789292564438 WIDER Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.35188/unu-wider/2018/443-8 |
| Popis: | This paper presents data from a study of Syrian diaspora organizations providing assistance to conflict-affected Syrians in Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Using interview data from leaders in three Syrian diaspora non-profit organizations, this paper examines the social mechanisms used to ensure accountability within the challenging environments where the organizations operate. We find that Syrian diaspora organizations benefit from informal social accountability mechanisms that derive from individuals social network ties. Personal, social forms of accountability are particularly valuable to these organizations because these mechanisms help circumvent uncertainty and challenges in the operational environment. These findings reflect an important theme in the extant literature on diaspora philanthropy: diaspora members may have an advantage over other actors because of dense personal networks that make them adept at identifying dependable partners and enforcing agreements even in places where banking and legal systems are fragile. The leaders in our study rely on trusted individuals as a mechanism to ensure financial accountability and to assess the trustworthiness of potential partners on the ground inLebanon, Syria, and Turkey. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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