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| Abstract title: | Pursuing partnership: World Vision and the ideology of development - a case study |
| Author: |
Alan Whaites |
| Issue: | Volume 9, Number 4 1999 |
This paper examines the role of ideology in underpinning the operations of major development movements. As a confessional NGO, World Vision presents a useful case study; and this article examines the influence on this NGO of the interaction between ideology and wider development trends. It is argued that from roots in a specific cultural expression of Christianity - which enabled a highly focused and homogeneous ethos World Visions ideology has been transformed by growth and diversification into a fusion of mainstream Christianity and the pursuit of the concept of partnership; a process which underlines the role of development and geo-political forces constantly to challenge NGOs self-image and strategic directions.
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