The International Journal
of Not-for-Profit Law
Volume 6, Issue 1, September 2003
A publication of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Religion and NGOs
Introductory Letter from the Guest Editors
W. Cole Durham, Jr. and Elizabeth A. Sewell
A Practical Comparison of the Laws of Religion of Colombia and Chile
Scott E. Isaacson
Faith-Based NGOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mojca Leban
Refah Partisi (The Welfare Party) and Others v. Turkey
Christian Moe
The Impact of the New Czech Law on Churches
Petr Pajas
Russian Federation Constitutional Court Decisions on Russia's 1997 Law "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations"
Marina Thomas
God and Caesar: Personal Reflections on Politics and Religion
Shirley Williams
Articles
Should Foundations Exist in Perpetuity?
Robert O. Bothwell
The Charity/Business Duet: Harmony or Discord?
Andrew Phillips (Lord Phillips of Sudbury)
From Benin to Baltimore: Civil Society and Its Limits
Sally J. Scott, Ph.D.
Reviews
Global Civil Society: An Overview
By Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Regina List
Reviewed by Jonathan Nelms
The Changing and Unchanging Face of U.S. Civil Society
By Marcella Ridlen Ray
Civil Society: The American Model and Third World Development
By Howard J. Wiarda
Freedom in the World 2003: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties
By Freedom House
Religion Returns to the Public Square: Faith and Policy in America
Edited by Hugh Heclo and Wilfred M. McClay
The State of Nonprofit America
Edited by Lester M. Salamon
Terrorism and Development: Using Social and Economic Development to Inhibit a Resurgence of Terrorism
By Kim Cragin and Peter Chalk
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Terrorism and Development: Using Social and Economic Development to Inhibit a Resurgence of Terrorism
By Kim Cragin and Peter Chalk.
Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND, 2003.
42 pp. $18 paper.
Can development diminish terrorism? Kim Cragin and Peter Chalk examine the experience of Israel, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom. They conclude that development policies, when properly conceived and implemented, hold the potential for reducing local support for terrorism and hindering terrorist recruiting.
"The most successful social and economic policies," they write, "are those that are (1) developed in consultation with community leaders, (2) based on needs assessments that address the specific requirements of targeted communities, and (3) accompanied by disbursement mechanisms that ensure proper fiscal management and non-partisanship." A successful policy also must be adequately funded--otherwise the terrorism problem may actually worsen: "If development initiatives lack sufficient financial support, they are likely to act as a double-edged sword, erroneously inflating the hopes and aspirations of local communities. When these expectations are not met, there is a high chance that social and economic policies will backfire, triggering resentment and renewed support for terrorist violence."