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The Paradoxes of Aid Work
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Series: Routledge Humanitarian Studies
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This title is aimed at professionals and researchers in humanitarian and development studies, social sciences and social psychology interested in the realities of aid careers.
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This work is suitable for academics, professionals and students in humanitarian and development fields, sociology, anthropology, political science, international relations and social psychology seeking a critical, nuanced understanding of aid work.
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This book explores what attracts people to aid work and to what extent the promises of aid work are fulfilled. 'Aidland' is a highly complex and heterogeneous context which includes many different occupations, forms of employment, and organizations. Analysing the processes that lead to the involvement in development cooperation, emergency relief, and human rights work, and tracing the pathways into and through Aidland, the book addresses working and living conditions in Aidland, gender relations, and inequality among aid personnel, and what impact aid work has on the life courses of aid workers.
In order to capture the trajectories that lead to Aidland, a biographical perspective is employed. This reveals that boundary crossing between development cooperation, emergency relief, and human rights is not unusual, and that considering these fields as separate spheres might overlook important connections. Rich reflexive data is used to theorise about the often contradictory experiences of people working in aid whose careers are shaped by geo-politics, changing priorities of donors, and a changing composition of the aid sector.
Exploring the life worlds of people working in aid, The Paradoxes of Aid Work contributes to the emerging sociology and anthropology of aid work and will be of interest to professionals and researchers in humanitarian and development studies, sociology, anthropology, political science and international relations, international social work, and social psychology.
Series: Routledge Humanitarian Studies
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The Paradoxes of Aid Work
This book explores what attracts people to aid work and to what extent the promises of aid work are fulfilled. 'Aidland' is a highly complex and heterogeneous context which includes many different occupations, forms of employment, and organizations. Analysing the processes that lead to the involvement in development cooperation, emergency relief, and human rights work, and tracing the pathways into...Hardback$35300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Dorothea Hilhorst from Wageningen University praises the book for candidly revealing how aid work reproduces global inequalities despite good intentions, urging workers to reconsider and break these cycles.
Hugo Slim of the University of Oxford describes it as a first-rate, evidence-based and accessible analysis that offers clarity on contemporary aid workers, valuable to both scholars and practitioners.
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ISBN: 9780415745925
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 April 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 476g
Pages: 222
About the Author
Silke Roth is Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Southampton, UK.
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