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Faith-Based Voluntary Action: A Case Study of a French Charity+

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2011

Solange Montagné-Villette ,
Irene Hardill  and
Boris Lebeau
Solange Montagné-Villette
Affiliation:
University of Paris XIII, Paris E-mail: solange.villette@orange.fr.
Irene Hardill
Affiliation:
School of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Northumbria E-mail: Irene.Hardill@northumbria.ac.uk
Boris Lebeau
Affiliation:
Maître de conférences at the University of Paris XIII E-mail: borislebeau@hotmail.fr
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Abstract

Following legal changes in the 1980s, the Voluntary and Community sector/économie sociale in France has become culturally diverse as faith-based organisations serving minority ethnic communities have developed, including charities inspired by religious and cultural principles of charitable giving. In this article, we use a case study of a social welfare charity established in a Parisian suburb with a culturally diverse population. Worldwide social welfare work is a priority; the charity responds to disasters, but it prioritises long-term development actions, encouraging the direct involvement of local communities. In recent years, its work has also embraced distressed communities within France.

Type
Themed Section on Remixing the Economy of Welfare? Changing Roles and Relationships between the State and the Voluntary and Community Sector
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , July 2011 , pp. 405 - 415
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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