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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... fact that compassion and concern can flourish in very diverse environments, including the most trying. In this hope, perhaps, lies the answer to Tony Vaux's poignant question, 'how can an aid worker be happy?' Tony Vaux has another ...
... fact that compassion and concern can flourish in very diverse environments, including the most trying. In this hope, perhaps, lies the answer to Tony Vaux's poignant question, 'how can an aid worker be happy?' Tony Vaux has another ...
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... fact. The book also looks at the issues in a linear or historical perspective. It is about the shift in responsibility for humanitarian response from private aid agencies, which enjoyed their heyday during the Cold War, towards Western ...
... fact. The book also looks at the issues in a linear or historical perspective. It is about the shift in responsibility for humanitarian response from private aid agencies, which enjoyed their heyday during the Cold War, towards Western ...
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... fact that Western governments are now in the ascendant over voluntary aid agencies became clearer to me during 1993–1999 when I was regional manager of Oxfam's programmes in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union – especially when ...
... fact that Western governments are now in the ascendant over voluntary aid agencies became clearer to me during 1993–1999 when I was regional manager of Oxfam's programmes in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union – especially when ...
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... facts is really an insult and shows no real concern for the truth about other people's lives. A survivor of the Rwanda genocide told me that she felt insulted by Western people asking her to forgive and forget. What they mean, she said ...
... facts is really an insult and shows no real concern for the truth about other people's lives. A survivor of the Rwanda genocide told me that she felt insulted by Western people asking her to forgive and forget. What they mean, she said ...
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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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