Essays about: "localisation agenda"
Found 5 essays containing the words localisation agenda.
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1. Shifting Power in the Humanitarian Sector:Why INGOs need to hand over control and how to do it.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : In the world, power is unequally distributed, and so it is in the humanitariansector. After the inability of the humanitarian community to meet the localisationtargets set in the Grand Bargain, the failure has been attributed, among otherreasons, to international actors’ unwillingness to cede power. READ MORE
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2. The Localization Agenda and its Effects on Humanitarian Operations : A Comparative Case Study of Haiti and Bangladesh
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore the localisation agenda in humanitarian aid put forward during the 2016 Grand Bargain. The thesis aims to prove that localisation remains a high level concept with little effective implementation in humanitarian contexts. READ MORE
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3. Cash-based programming – a catalyst for change in humanitarian aid? Exploring cash-based programming’s effects on humanitarian aid, the humanitarian-development nexus & the localisation agenda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development StudiesAbstract : Humanitarian crises are becoming more frequent- and increasingly protracted, causing humanitarian actors to be under mounting pressure in their attempts to respond to the increasing amount of people in need. Among else, cash-based programming has been highlighted as part of the solution to this and has been rapidly on the rise as an aid modality among humanitarian actors in the past few years. READ MORE
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4. Who are the locals? : Portrayal of local actors in localisation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : In recent years localisation has risen on the agenda in the humanitarian sector. It is seen to have great deal of benefits including being more cost efficient, more sensitive to culture and context and offers quicker responses. READ MORE
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5. Disaster Capitalism in a neoliberal era: An NGO perspective : A qualitative study of NGO practice, disaster capitalism and the privatisation of the humanitarian sector
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : The rising number of disasters, both natural and man-made, has created a greater need for humanitarian interventions. Simultaneously, it has also created larger room for disaster capitalism, a phenomenon where certain actors use disasters to push economic interests. READ MORE