Hübner / Eurich Diaconia against Poverty and Exclusion in Europe

Challenges – Contexts – Perspectives
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-374-03710-0
Verlag: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 48, 264 Seiten

Reihe: Veröffentlichungen des Diakoniewissenschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität Heidelberg

Poverty and exclusion are rising challenges in all European countries. Christian welfare organisations such as Diaconia have been committed to working against poverty and marginalisation since many years. However, a change of the structures which cause poverty is often not accomplished. Poor people remain in dependent situations and do not really participate in society. What are the main challenges to diaconal institutions combating poverty and exclusion? Which innovations are necessary within diaconia and civil society in order to meet future challenges? With contributions from all over Europe, this volume tries to answer these questions by applying a multi-perspective angle to the main challenges, by examing new concepts and by developing new perspectives for the future of Christian social practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hübner, Ingolf

Eurich, Johannes

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Johannes Eurich/Ingolf Hu¨bner
Introduction 7

Challenges

Wolfgang Gern
Make Poverty History? Poverty as a Challenge for Diaconia and
European Union Social Policy 11

Johannes A. van der Ven
Diaconia and Socioeconomic Human Rights: Their Mutual Relevance 21

Ninna Edgardh
Gender and the Study of Christian Social Practice 58

Helmut K. Anheier/Annelie Beller/Norman Spengler
Non-profits during Times of Crisis: Organizational Behaviour and Policy Responses 76

Klaus Seitz
Diaconia and Ecological Crisis: Challenges for International Diaconia 90

Contexts

Martin Horstmann
Diaconia in Local Communities 105

Mikko Malkavaara
Crises as Agents of Changes in Finnish Diaconia 113

Christoph Sigrist
Reflections on the Paradigm Change in Voluntary Work, with Reference to Switzerland 137

Peter Herrmann
Mergers and Competition among Value-Oriented Enterprises: Value-Based Actors between
Economization and Social Self-Positioning? 146

Wolfgang Maaser
EU-Anti-Discrimination Policies and the Protestant Identity of Diaconia in Germany 165

Perspectives

Heinrich Bedford-Strohm
Civil Society – Welfare State – Diaconia: International Perspectives for Development 179

Kari Latvus
The Conventional Theory about the Origin of Diaconia. An Analysis of Arguments 196

Andreas Mu¨ller
Diakonia in the Ancient Church – A Reply to Kari Latvus 214

Kaia D. Schultz Rønsdal
Citizenship and the Recognition of the Other – The Impact for Christian Social Practice 227

Martin Schenk
Active Agents as a Model of Social Advocacy:
Participation and Self-organization of People Experiencing Poverty 242

Tony Addy
Perspectives for Future Work 255

Contributors 263

Über Autor(innen)

Johannes Eurich, Dr. theol., Jahrgang 1962, studierte Evangelische Theologie in der Schweiz und den USA. Nach fünfjährigem Pastorendienst wurde er 2000 in Praktischer Theologie promoviert und habilitierte sich in Systematischer Theologie 2007 an der Universität Heidelberg. 2007 wurde er Professor für Ethik in der Sozialen Arbeit an der EFH Bochum. Seit 2009 ist er Professor für Praktische Theologie/Diakoniewissenschaft und Direktor des Diakoniewissenschaftlichen Instituts der Universität Heidelberg. Er ist Mitglied der Sozialkammer der EKD und Vorsitzender des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats des Sozialwiss. Instituts der EKD.