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The Mediating Role of Migrant Community-Based Organizations: Challenges and Coping Strategies.
- Source :
- Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations; Feb2024, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p85-96, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Migrant community-based organizations (MCBOs) are key mediating structures between immigrants and host societies. However, when implementing this role in host societies, MCBOs often face a number of challenges that reduce their chances to be effective in promoting social justice. This paper aims to analyze the challenges that MCBOs settled in Milan (Northern Italy) experience and the coping strategies that they use in order to provide some guidelines on how to support them. In-depth interviews, observations and document analysis with 15 MCBOs were conducted. Based on a situational analysis, we present the main challenges perceived by MCBOs at three levels: internal (i.e., surviving), inter-organizational (i.e., collaborating) and community (i.e., being recognized as mediating actors). We provide specific guidelines for action on how to address such challenges and thus foster the role of MCBOs as mediating structures in receiving societies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMMUNITY organization
IMMIGRANTS
SOCIAL justice
COMMUNITY involvement
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09578765
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175829737
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-023-00572-0