The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and WarRoutledge, 17 de jun. de 2013 - 240 páginas Provides an analysis of some of the most traumatic situations involving famine and war of the last two decades, helping us to understand what it takes to be an aid worker and how important humanitarian action is today. Famine and war evoke strong emotional reactions, and for most people there is a limited amount they can do. But the relief worker has to convert emotional responses into practical action and difficult choices - whom to help and how. Their own feelings have to motivate action for others. But can they separate out their own selfish feelings and prejudices in such an emotive climate? How do they avoid being partial among those they are helping? Are they motivated by altruistic concern, or the power they experience or the attention they receive? Tony Vaux brings over 20 years experience as one of Oxfam's leading emergency managers to the exploration of the conflicts between subjective impulses and objective judgements and the dilemmas relief workers contend with. |
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... not do justice to the complexities of humanitarian work, and also carries a danger of strengthening isolationist tendencies in Western countries. It is to Tony Vaux's credit that he has presented his own critique v THE SELFISH ALTRUIST.
... not do justice to the complexities of humanitarian work, and also carries a danger of strengthening isolationist tendencies in Western countries. It is to Tony Vaux's credit that he has presented his own critique v THE SELFISH ALTRUIST.
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... Western societies, particularly when it comes to war situations. Based on my own experiences in Iraq in 1990– 1992, I am not surprised to read Tony Vaux's impression of Bosnia in 1993: 'The difference between what the European public ...
... Western societies, particularly when it comes to war situations. Based on my own experiences in Iraq in 1990– 1992, I am not surprised to read Tony Vaux's impression of Bosnia in 1993: 'The difference between what the European public ...
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... is about the shift in responsibility for humanitarian response from private aid agencies, which enjoyed their heyday during the Cold War, towards Western governments which, free from the constraint of 2 THE SELFISH ALTRUIST.
... is about the shift in responsibility for humanitarian response from private aid agencies, which enjoyed their heyday during the Cold War, towards Western governments which, free from the constraint of 2 THE SELFISH ALTRUIST.
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Relief Work in Famine and War Tony Vaux. War, towards Western governments which, free from the constraint of superpower conflict, are now much more active and influential in providing emergency relief and in searching for solutions to ...
Relief Work in Famine and War Tony Vaux. War, towards Western governments which, free from the constraint of superpower conflict, are now much more active and influential in providing emergency relief and in searching for solutions to ...
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... Western governments began flexing their political muscle, it has become increasingly important to decide what is fundamental and what is peripheral. Or to put it another way, what are values and what are simply working mechanisms. What ...
... Western governments began flexing their political muscle, it has become increasingly important to decide what is fundamental and what is peripheral. Or to put it another way, what are values and what are simply working mechanisms. What ...
Conteúdo
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A Golden Age of Humanitarianism? | 43 |
Impartiality and Selfrespect | 69 |
Vulnerability and Power | 93 |
Pride and Principle | 115 |
Emotion and Order | 137 |
Responsibility and Rights | 159 |
Mans Inhumanity | 183 |
Chapter 9 The Selfish Altruist | 201 |
Notes on the Sources | 213 |
Index | 224 |
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The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and War Tony Vaux,Anthony Vaux Visualização parcial - 2013 |
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