The politics of emergency and the demise of the developing state: problems for humanitarian advocacy

Author(s)
Pupavac, Vanessa
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Vaux, Tony
Publication date
2006-06-01
Subject
Humanitarian
Approach and methodology
Keywords
Advocacy
Campaigning
Humanitarian practice
Development methods

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130820
DOI
10.1080/09614520600694794
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
This article discusses humanitarian advocacy in the contemporary world within the wider crisis of political vision. Humanitarian advocacy over the past 15 years, drawing attention to how crises have been precipitated by state policies, has sought international intervention to protect people. It has consequently become associated with challenging the national sovereignty of the developing state. The author contends that the weak state is the problem, and suggests that the existing paradigm of humanitarian advocacy helps to legitimise the erosion of equality among sovereign states and the reassertion of international inequalities.
Pages
15
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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