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3.4 Rethinking Humanitarianism
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2020
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Jessica Alexander is the editor of The New Humanitarian’s Rethinking Humanitarianism series. She is also a humanitarian aid worker with experience working in operations, evaluations, and policy. She has worked in Rwanda, Sudan, Haiti and other countries. Currently she teacher humanitarian affairs at numerous universities and has authored various policy papers, mainstream articles and a book entitled: “Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid.” She speak to us about: questioning her role in humanitarian work as an American womanthe intention for and content of the Rethinking Humanitarianism series grand claims to change vs. limitations within the sector localisation and anti-racism reactionary changes vs. a systemic overhaul the younger, incoming generation of aid workers - and much more! She joins us from Geneva Switzerland. Support the show
Released:
Sep 23, 2020
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Podcast episode
Titles in the series (56)
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