@incollection{fdi:010096553,
  title = {{B}eneficence and welfare : notes for the comparative study of 'doing good' practices ('amal {K}hayr) in the islamic world},
  author = {{S}aeidnia, {S}.{A}. and {R}uiz de {E}lvira, {L}aura},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince the 1990s, in the context of states' reconfiguration, beneficence has become a powerful ethic and repertoire of action that spans all social spaces. {A} growing number of actors resort to this notion while claiming to act for 'the good' of the 'poor,' the 'weak 'or 'the dependent'. {I}n this chapter, we argue that the study of beneficence, understood as a socio-historically constructed realm of encounters and conflicts, offers a stimulating point of entry into understanding contemporary social policies in the {I}slamic world. {W}e first highlight the complex and ever changing relations between the 'doing good' actors and practices and the {S}tate and



then explore the multiple logics that their everyday interactions may generate.},
  keywords = {{SYRIE} ; {IRAN} ; {LIBAN} ; {EGYPTE}},
  booktitle = {{S}ocial policy in the islamic world},
  numero = {},
  pages = {63--82},
  address = {{C}ham},
  publisher = {{P}algrave {M}acmillan},
  series = {{I}nternational {S}eries on {P}ublic {P}olicy},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1007/978-3-030-57753-7_4},
  ISBN = {978-3-030-57752-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010096553},
}