CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Maron, Asa |
|---|---|
| Title | IN-CONGRUENT CIVIL AGENCY AND NEO-LIBERAL RATIONALE: THE POLITICS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CASE OF LATET |
| Summary | This research uses Latet's case to explore the micro political dynamics of a civil organization which struggles to reestablish state responsibility over needy populations while it undertakes this responsibility itself. This contradiction produces a special type of organizational civil agency which is responsible and challenging concurrently. Such a phenomenon is important for understanding the politics of contemporary civil societies which operate in neo-liberal times, when governmental responsibilities drift away from the state. I have identified two central mechanisms for the reconciliation of Latet's contradictory praxis. First, Latet (re)produces a discourse of responsibility toward the needy and their hunger, which engage its personnel and volunteers with the immediate needs of the poor. Second, Latet produces and promotes a technical mode of action which is focused on the "doing" itself, through which it bypasses political doubts and structural tensions. |
| Supervisor | Prof. Kowalski Alexandra, Prof. Rabinowitz Dan |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/maron_asa.pdf |
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