The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and WarEarthscan, 2013 - 241 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 climat. |
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... Oxfam , are often influenced by motives and emotions far removed from humanitarian concern . These may include ideologi- cal prejudice , personal feuds or ambitions , institutional rivalries , fundraising imperatives , the intoxication ...
... Oxfam , are often influenced by motives and emotions far removed from humanitarian concern . These may include ideologi- cal prejudice , personal feuds or ambitions , institutional rivalries , fundraising imperatives , the intoxication ...
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... Oxfam GB from 1972 until 1999. He spent nearly seven years in India developing Oxfam's work with community- based projects From 1984 he was coordinator of Oxfam's global emergency programmes , and became particularly closely involved in ...
... Oxfam GB from 1972 until 1999. He spent nearly seven years in India developing Oxfam's work with community- based projects From 1984 he was coordinator of Oxfam's global emergency programmes , and became particularly closely involved in ...
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... Oxfam library gave every possible assistance while Rosie Dodd tirelessly sought out archive material . Underpinning this book are the thoughts of a remarkable group of academics ( all of whom I worked with while at Oxfam ) : Alex de ...
... Oxfam library gave every possible assistance while Rosie Dodd tirelessly sought out archive material . Underpinning this book are the thoughts of a remarkable group of academics ( all of whom I worked with while at Oxfam ) : Alex de ...
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... Oxfam's own ways of working at the same time also de- manded my attention . Oxfam was being reborn as a new organization ; it was more business oriented , corporate and pragmatic than before . Was this good or bad ? The ' old Oxfam ' in ...
... Oxfam's own ways of working at the same time also de- manded my attention . Oxfam was being reborn as a new organization ; it was more business oriented , corporate and pragmatic than before . Was this good or bad ? The ' old Oxfam ' in ...
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... Oxfam staff declared that they would stop all aid programmes until the Taliban allowed women to partici- pate in the programmes on a more or less equal basis with men . The Taliban would not give way , nor would Oxfam , and hundreds of ...
... Oxfam staff declared that they would stop all aid programmes until the Taliban allowed women to partici- pate in the programmes on a more or less equal basis with men . The Taliban would not give way , nor would Oxfam , and hundreds of ...
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Kosovo The Loss of Impartiality | 19 |
Ethiopia A Golden Age of Humanitarianism? | 45 |
Sudan Impartiality and Selfrespect | 71 |
Mozambique Vulnerability and Power | 95 |
Afghanistan Pride and Principle | 117 |
Somalia Emotion and Order | 139 |
Azerbaijan and Bosnia Responsibility and Rights | 161 |
The Rwanda Genocide Mans Inhumanity | 185 |
The Selfish Altruist | 203 |
Notes on the Sources | 215 |
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The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and War Tony Vaux,Anthony Vaux Visualização parcial - 2001 |
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