Is humanitarian aid structurally unequal? In her preface to the collective work she edited, Clara Egger deciphers the racial, geopolitical and institutional hierarchies that permeate the aid sector, calls for...
In the early 2000s, “professionalisation” was the rallying cry in the humanitarian aid sector.[1]“This principle of managerial rationality, currently contested only on the fringes, is, as we well know, a...
In this article, historian Natalie Klein-Kelly delves into the origins of humanitarianism. Through a fascinating and at times surprising journey into the past, she provides the keys to a better...
Dorothée Lintner, managing director of Bioforce, makes a valuable contribution. After establishing a few definitions, she helps us to better understand the particular context of humanitarian work and the impact...
The professionalisation of the international solidarity sector has clearly not borne fruit in terms of salary levels. But the study presented here shows that employees’ expectations also lie elsewhere, and...
How does gendered socialisation affect women more than men in the humanitarian sector? This is the question that the three authors attempt to answer here. The past few years have...
The humanitarian sector is no exception to the evils that plague all of human society. Sexual violence not only affects the victims of such acts but also seriously undermines humanitarian...
In this article, Miren Bengoa makes a plea to strengthen the position of women humanitarian workers to ensure that the needs of women in vulnerable situations are better met. Humanitarian...
Over the past thirty years, as the humanitarian sector has become increasingly professional, and society has recognised the importance of psychological well-being, Médecins Sans Frontières’ managers have accepted that an...
Published on 19 April, 2023 One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered the first major crisis in Europe since World War II, the humanitarian system has experienced its...
Dans la mesure de l’impossible [To the extent that it is impossible] Multilingual play in French, English and Portuguese, surtitled in English and French Script and staging: Tiago Rodrigues Tiago...
The author takes an in-depth approach, bringing readers close to the daily reality, so that we might better understand the difficulties an NGO may encounter when setting up in India....
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