Abstract
This paper questions the extent to which the (arguable) end of the liberal humanitarian order is something to be mourned. Suggesting that current laments for the decline of humanitarianism reflect a Eurocentric worldview, it calls for a fundamental revision of the assumptions informing humanitarian scholarship. Decoloniality and anti-colonialism should be taken seriously so as to not reproduce the same by a different name after the end of the liberal order.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 65-67 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Humanitarian Affairs |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- aid
- (de)coloniality
- development
- epistemology
- Eurocentrism
- liberal humanitarianism
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JIAS 2020 Writing Fellowship
Rutazibwa, Olivia (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively