Voluntas
Volume 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1852-1873
Immigrant Associations and Co-development Policies. Among the Opportunities for Strengthening and the Risks of Cooptation in the Case of Valencia Region (Spain) (Article)
Lacomba J.* ,
Boni A. ,
Cloquell A. ,
Soledad C.
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Department of Social Work, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Department of Engineering Projects, Technical University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Development and Sustainability, Technical University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract
The implementation of policies that have sought to involve immigrant associations in the development of their countries of origin, under the name of co-development, was a novelty in Spain during the last decade. This new model of development cooperation carried out by the migrants themselves has not only generated new opportunities for its associations, but also significant risks, especially in the field of decentralized cooperation driven by autonomous communities. In this article, we present the specific case of the Valencian Community, where the co-development reached a considerable degree of implementation between 2006 and 2012. Through the analysis of Valencian co-development policies, it is possible to see how immigrant associations have actually occupied a secondary place in the new cooperation schemes against the NGO Development, while many have abandoned their protest to focus on projects and proposals for welfare activities. © 2014, International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027934507&doi=10.1007%2fs11266-014-9491-9&partnerID=40&md5=ee8a921f3af9b1dbaae250b72a19063e
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-014-9491-9
ISSN: 09578765
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English