Hierarchies and exclusion in humanitarianism / edited by Clara Egger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Egger, Clara.

Contributor:

Clara Egger

Series:

Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches Series

Humanitarianism: key debates and new approaches

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarianism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Biography/History:

Clara Egger is an Assistant Professor of Global Governance at the Department of Public Administration and Sociology of the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Summary:

While humanitarians generally present themselves as 'do-gooders' and use this image to gather support and funding, this edited volume addresses hierarchies and exclusions in humanitarianism - an issue that has gained increased attention. Contributions analyse how hierarchies, power asymmetries and exclusion emerge, are maintained and can ultimately be challenged in humanitarian governance. Leading scholars on humanitarianism coming from a variety of disciplinary fields such as international relations, philosophy, organisational science and management, and sociology analyse exclusion dynamics at the individual, organisational and structural levels. Authors thereby combine data from a diverse range of methods, including ethnography, survey and statistical analysis. The volume informs current efforts to increase inclusiveness and equity in humanitarian practice.

Contents:

Introduction: Analysing hierarchies and exclusion dynamics in humanitarianism / Clara Egger and Andrea Schneiker

1. Hierarchy in humanitarian governance / Michael Barnett

2. Hierarchies and the drawing of boundaries in humanitarian action / Anna Khakee

3. Decolonising humanitarianism: beyond the politics of morality / Michael Onyebuchi Eze

4. SCHR and humanitarian standard-setting: how field dynamics produce coordination and hierarchy / Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre

5. The Good, the Rogue and the Others: donors' hierarchies in humanitarianism / Clara Egger

6. Hierarchies, exclusion and solidarity in the maritime humanitarian space: sea rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean / Eugenio Cusumano

7. Stairway to heaven: humanitarian NGOs, distinction, and hierarchies of professionalism / Monique J. Beerli

8. When gender is not enough

intersectional perspectives on hierarchies in aid relationships / Silke Roth

9. International NGOs as brokers of hierarchies in the localisation agenda: a case study from the Philippines / Marie-Claude Savard, Nelson Dueñas and François Audet

10. Why they stay and why they go: The effect of role clarity and social relations on turnover and exclusion in Médecins sans Frontières Holland / Liesbet Heyse and Melinda Mills, Miranda Visser, Rafael Wittek

11. Power hierarchies within research collaborations: the potential of co-production in humanitarian settings / Michelle Lokot and Caitlin Wake

Conclusion / Joost Herman and Dorothea Hilhorst.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5261-7794-3

1-5261-7796-X

OCLC:

1521843474