The Paradoxes of Aid Work

Passionate Professionals

Autori

• Silke Roth

Parametri

• 222 pagine
• 8 ore di lettura

• Economia e affari
• Geografia & Topografia
• Mappe e viaggi
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Scienze sociali

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Focusing on the experiences of aid workers, this book delves into their motivations for engaging in development cooperation, emergency relief, and human rights efforts. It utilizes a biographical perspective to analyze how these roles influence their life trajectories and personal relationships. Through rich reflexive data, the author examines the complex and often contradictory nature of aid work, highlighting power dynamics not only between recipients and donors but also within the aid community itself.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2015

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