3.4 Rethinking Humanitarianism

Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 4 a.m.

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Jessica Alexander is the editor of The New Humanitarian\\u2019s Rethinking Humanitarianism series. She is also a humanitarian aid worker with experience working in operations, evaluations, and policy. She has worked in Rwanda, Sudan, Haiti and other countries. Currently she teacher humanitarian affairs at numerous universities and has authored various policy papers, mainstream articles and a book entitled: \\u201cChasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid.\\u201d She speak to us about:\\xa0

  • questioning her role in humanitarian work as an American woman
  • the intention for and content of the Rethinking Humanitarianism series\\xa0
  • grand claims to change vs. limitations within the sector\\xa0
  • localisation and anti-racism\\xa0
  • reactionary changes vs. a systemic overhaul\\xa0
  • the younger, incoming generation of aid workers - and much more!\\xa0

She joins us from Geneva Switzerland.\\xa0

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