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lowest priorities for those who operate there. In humanitarian crises, interests and preferences of decision-makers are driven by their original languages, cultures, education, religions, and political ... political affiliations. Therefore, imposing a universal solution upon them might be difficult, if not impossible. The shortage in machine-based reasoning techniques that could be applied to humanitarian data
internal and external capacities, inherent characteristics of new financial technology (fintech), and a wider social, political, and regulatory context. According to the cyclical model of technological ... political context (Dearing and Cox 2018) . Innovators can be represented by an organization if the diffusion is a system-wide effort across the organization or a selected individual within an organization
structural relations of power that are deeply rooted in cultural, social, economic, and political systems of the different societies and communities assisted by humanitarian organisations. The term ... , Europe, and Central Asia region; but also supporting and expanding helplines in Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya; and supporting emergency legal assistance services in Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya. Driving political
power over refugees in paternalistic ways (Verdirame and Harrell-Bond 2005) . Humanitarian assistance often de-emphasizes the agency of refugees, treating refugees as if they are detached from political ... belonging because they are not treated as political beings that have the capacity to belong to a polity. In this way, paternalism can lead to what Agamben (1998) called “bare life” and what Malkki (2002
) . Within that time, researchers have studied this theoretical perspective in the context of disciplines such as psychology (Wang, 1999) , philosophy (d’Eaubonne, 1999; Cuomo, 2002) , politics (MacGregor ... feminist philosophy and ethics. According to Warren, ecofeminism “attempts to unite the demands of the women's movement with those of the ecological movement to bring about a world and worldview that is not
The World Humanitarian Summit of 2016 was an attempt to elevate humanitarian organisations more completely into the international political domain. Humanitarian organisations are agencies which ... conflict or man-made disasters and use the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence to guide their work. However, humanitarian organisations have always been political
Massacre of the early 1990s, in which Riek Machar mobilized local herders to mount a devastating attack against the heartland of Sudan People’s Liberation Army Leader John Garang, political leaders have ... order to mobilize armed herders for their political movements. Political leaders' systematic exploitation of customary raiding practices gravely inflames the current conflict, but the role of
Sutton 1 Emily Paddon Rhoads 0 0 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science , Swarthmore College, PA, Swarthmore , USA 1 Senior Lecturer in International Law, School of Law, University of ... politics . American Political Science Association, Task Force Report , Washington, DC. McGinley M , Opal D , Richaud MC , and Mesurado B ( 2014 ) ' Cross-cultural evidence of multidimensional prosocial
is that when local people take a leading role in community-based aid, they have the opportunity to enhance their skillset, improve their (political) position, strengthen local relationships, establish ... on whether they constitute political critiques of the status quo or ‘purely technical’ solutions to delivering social change. Collectively, these theories form the basis for the legitimacy criteria of
This paper discusses some ideas about the category of reflex starting from its over dimensioning and introduction from philosophy. Thus, we intend to approach its implications and consequences in the
. The paper presents the wider socio-political context of Turkey to analyze the motivations of the Islamic humanitarian sector in exercising education facilities for a linguistically and culturally ... as a part of AKP’s wider political project, Islamic NGOs have flourished since 2002 (Ünsaldi, 2013, Morvaridi 2013, Kaya 2015) . Today, a great many humanitarian NGOs in Turkey have also religious
, which is the assurance of security and freedom from violence; and agency, which is an individual’s ability to make decisions about strategic life outcomes and to have voice in governance and political ... potentially transformational approach in fragile and conflict settings (Andrews et al. 2021) . so is perceived to violate existing political and social structures.8 Moreover, as (Santos, 2020) argues
: policies, principles, and ‘burdens of conscience’. In: Laborde C, Bardon A (eds) Religion in Liberal Political Philosophy. Oxford University Press, Oxford https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso ... established a privileged relationship—going beyond their formal links under the law—between the National Society and the economic, political and military powers that be” (1991: 362–363). The lacking separation
stakeholders—including the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF)—weighed humanitarian considerations alongside political and security interests. A key HMR issue has been international humanitarian access negotiations ... humanitarian principles: humanity (addressing human suffering wherever found), neutrality (refraining from participating in hostilities or taking sides in political, religious, or ideological controversies), and
conducted a series of interviews with academics and experts in the Colombian political, economic and cultural fields. The product of these interviews was analysed using SATD (Statistical Analysis of Textual ... for the period after the Peace Accords, as a strategy for reconciliation of conflicting sectors and different social groups. Emerging dynamics of transformation or political, economic and socio-cultural
conducted a series of interviews with academics and experts in the Colombian political, economic and cultural fields. The product of these interviews was analysed using SATD (Statistical Analysis of Textual ... for the period after the Peace Accords, as a strategy for reconciliation of conflicting sectors and different social groups. Emerging dynamics of transformation or political, economic and socio-cultural
critique of some academics (1) that risks are not mitigated but transferred to more vulnerable actors, (2) that technology is not a neutral fix but has local political repercussions, and (3) that ... against aid agencies are a result of the blurring of lines between Western security (or political) interests and humanitarian or development aid, leaving aid workers more vulnerable to attacks by those
interaction may vary according to the social, political, cultural and economic diversity to be found within vulnerable urban settings. A framework is outlined to explore the complex nature of social capital in ... settings, especially in informal settings and slums, rely on each other to fulfil basic needs and access services. There is greater interdependence on existing infrastructure, social, political and economic
, Myanmar, Libya, Jordan , Liberia 3 Departments of Philosophy, and Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University , Fairfax , USA 4 Medical Consultant at the Public Health Office of the CIUSSS de ... , McGill University , Montreal , Canada 8 Department of Philosophy, Université de Montréal , Montreal , Canada Background The number of people requiring humanitarian assistance has risen steadily in
action in order to better understand current challenges in the field of political protest. Scholars have suggested that identity, grievances, efficacy, and anger are the relevant motives for prompting ... role of context. The specific characteristics of the political and the mobilising context may differently activate some motives or others. All these new contributions question the hegemony of the