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THE GROWTH OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN POLAND AND THEIR COOPERATION WITH POLISH AID
CHIMIAK G. wydawnictwo: IFIS PAN , rok wydania 2017, wydanie Icena netto: 35.45 Twoja cena 33,68 zł + 5% vat - dodaj do koszyka The Growth of Non-Governmental Development Organizations in Poland and
Their Cooperation with Polish Aid
This book addresses the important and so far under-researched problem of the emergence
of the sector of non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs) and their impact on
Poland’s foreign policy. In view of her research experience and involvement in these
issues, the author has the competences required to address these topics.
The cooperation between NGDOs and the respective state institutions is regarded as a
significant aspect of the Polish model of development assistance. The life experience of
Polish NGDO activists, their professionalism, but also the legacy of “Solidarity”, the
lack of colonial heritage and the neutral image of the country represent our comparative
advantage in development cooperation. Poland has the potential to play a more important
role in development cooperation than her economic capacity would suggest, given the nation’s
lack of imperial past, its positive record in striving after freedom and strong NGO
sector,
The author is right to point at the relationship between NGOs’ role and overall trends,
like the decreasing role of government in all areas of life. The importance of the ethos
of the Polish NGO sector for processes addressed in this book is likewise accounted for.
One should positively assess the proposed explanation whereby the emergence and consequent
moulding of Polish aid is considered a socio-cultural phenomenon closely related to the
origins of Polish civil society. In a similar vein, the geographical focus of this
assistance on our eastern neighbours cannot be rationalised by geo-political factors only,
but should be explained by the organisational culture of the Polish NGO sector.
The overview of literature in the bibliography indicates that both Polish and foreign
studies have been consulted. To sum up, the book focuses on a so far little understood
segment of reality, is based on own research, goes beyond simple description, and strives
after presenting the relationship between the country’s involvement in development
cooperation and the organisational culture of Polish NGOs. The book situates the outcomes
of the research in the wider perspective of the development of civil society in Poland.
Prof. dr hab. Jerzy Bartkowski (review)
288 pages, Paperback
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