The politics of emergency and the demise of the developing state: problems for humanitarian advocacy
Author(s)
Pupavac, VanessaEditor(s)
Eade, DeborahVaux, Tony
Publication date
2006-06-01
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
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
15ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09614520600694794