The Death of Idealism: development and anti-politics in the peace corps
Peace Corps volunteers seem to exemplify the desire to make the world a better place. Yet despite being one of history’s clearest cases of organized idealism, the Peace Corps has, in practice, ended up cultivating very different outcomes among its volunteers. By the time they return from the Peace C...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Peace Corps volunteers seem to exemplify the desire to make the world a better place. Yet despite being one of history’s clearest cases of organized idealism, the Peace Corps has, in practice, ended up cultivating very different outcomes among its volunteers. By the time they return from the Peace Corps, volunteers exhibit surprising shifts in their political and professional consciousness. Rather than developing a systemic perspective on development and poverty, they tend instead to focus on individual behavior; they see professions as the only legitimate source of political and social power. They have lost their idealism, and their convictions and beliefs have been reshaped along the way.The Death of Idealism uses the case of the Peace Corps to explain why and how participation in a bureaucratic organization changes people’s ideals and politics. Meghan Elizabeth Kallman offers an innovative institutional analysis of the role of idealism in development organizations. She details the combination of social forces and organizational pressures that depoliticizes Peace Corps volunteers, channels their idealism toward professionalization, and leads to cynicism or disengagement. Kallman sheds light on the structural reasons for the persistent failure of development organizations and the consequences for the people involved. Based on interviews with over 140 current and returned Peace Corps volunteers, field observations, and a large-scale survey, this deeply researched, theoretically rigorous book offers a novel perspective on how people lose their idealism, and why that matters |
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| spelling | Kallman, Meghan Elizabeth Verfasser (DE-588)1123232741 aut The Death of Idealism development and anti-politics in the peace corps Meghan Elizabeth Kallman New York, NY Columbia University Press [2020] © 2019 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 301 Seiten) Illustrationen txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Peace Corps volunteers seem to exemplify the desire to make the world a better place. Yet despite being one of history’s clearest cases of organized idealism, the Peace Corps has, in practice, ended up cultivating very different outcomes among its volunteers. By the time they return from the Peace Corps, volunteers exhibit surprising shifts in their political and professional consciousness. Rather than developing a systemic perspective on development and poverty, they tend instead to focus on individual behavior; they see professions as the only legitimate source of political and social power. They have lost their idealism, and their convictions and beliefs have been reshaped along the way.The Death of Idealism uses the case of the Peace Corps to explain why and how participation in a bureaucratic organization changes people’s ideals and politics. Meghan Elizabeth Kallman offers an innovative institutional analysis of the role of idealism in development organizations. She details the combination of social forces and organizational pressures that depoliticizes Peace Corps volunteers, channels their idealism toward professionalization, and leads to cynicism or disengagement. Kallman sheds light on the structural reasons for the persistent failure of development organizations and the consequences for the people involved. Based on interviews with over 140 current and returned Peace Corps volunteers, field observations, and a large-scale survey, this deeply researched, theoretically rigorous book offers a novel perspective on how people lose their idealism, and why that matters SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General bisacsh Idealism Volunteer workers in community development United States Volunteer workers in social service United States Volunteers United States Attitudes Verantwortung (DE-588)4062547-3 gnd rswk-swf Idealismus (DE-588)4026468-3 gnd rswk-swf Politische Ethik (DE-588)4129503-1 gnd rswk-swf Motivationstheorie (DE-588)4170587-7 gnd rswk-swf Politisches Handeln (DE-588)4128597-9 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Idealismus (DE-588)4026468-3 s Motivationstheorie (DE-588)4170587-7 s Politisches Handeln (DE-588)4128597-9 s Verantwortung (DE-588)4062547-3 s Politische Ethik (DE-588)4129503-1 s DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover 9780231189682 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback 9780231189699 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231548465 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Kallman, Meghan Elizabeth The Death of Idealism development and anti-politics in the peace corps SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General bisacsh Idealism Volunteer workers in community development United States Volunteer workers in social service United States Volunteers United States Attitudes Verantwortung (DE-588)4062547-3 gnd Idealismus (DE-588)4026468-3 gnd Politische Ethik (DE-588)4129503-1 gnd Motivationstheorie (DE-588)4170587-7 gnd Politisches Handeln (DE-588)4128597-9 gnd |
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| title | The Death of Idealism development and anti-politics in the peace corps |
| title_auth | The Death of Idealism development and anti-politics in the peace corps |
| title_exact_search | The Death of Idealism development and anti-politics in the peace corps |
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| title_full | The Death of Idealism development and anti-politics in the peace corps Meghan Elizabeth Kallman |
| title_fullStr | The Death of Idealism development and anti-politics in the peace corps Meghan Elizabeth Kallman |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Death of Idealism development and anti-politics in the peace corps Meghan Elizabeth Kallman |
| title_short | The Death of Idealism |
| title_sort | the death of idealism development and anti politics in the peace corps |
| title_sub | development and anti-politics in the peace corps |
| topic | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General bisacsh Idealism Volunteer workers in community development United States Volunteer workers in social service United States Volunteers United States Attitudes Verantwortung (DE-588)4062547-3 gnd Idealismus (DE-588)4026468-3 gnd Politische Ethik (DE-588)4129503-1 gnd Motivationstheorie (DE-588)4170587-7 gnd Politisches Handeln (DE-588)4128597-9 gnd |
| topic_facet | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General Idealism Volunteer workers in community development United States Volunteer workers in social service United States Volunteers United States Attitudes Verantwortung Idealismus Politische Ethik Motivationstheorie Politisches Handeln USA |
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