The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and WarRoutledge, 17/06/2013 - 240 من الصفحات Provides an analysis of some of the most traumatic situations involving famine and war of the last two decades, helping us to understand what it takes to be an aid worker and how important humanitarian action is today. Famine and war evoke strong emotional reactions, and for most people there is a limited amount they can do. But the relief worker has to convert emotional responses into practical action and difficult choices - whom to help and how. Their own feelings have to motivate action for others. But can they separate out their own selfish feelings and prejudices in such an emotive climate? How do they avoid being partial among those they are helping? Are they motivated by altruistic concern, or the power they experience or the attention they receive? Tony Vaux brings over 20 years experience as one of Oxfam's leading emergency managers to the exploration of the conflicts between subjective impulses and objective judgements and the dilemmas relief workers contend with. |
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الصفحة vii
... gives the opportunity to acknowledge influences even where there are no direct references or quotations. Anyone wanting exact citations can contact me by email at vauxt@aol.com. Among personal friends who have helped and encouraged me I ...
... gives the opportunity to acknowledge influences even where there are no direct references or quotations. Anyone wanting exact citations can contact me by email at vauxt@aol.com. Among personal friends who have helped and encouraged me I ...
الصفحة 1
... give a pleasant sense of self-confidence and we feel even better as we roll out our prescriptions for solving the world's problems. Having made a donation to charity or written to an MP, the viewer turns to other issues, while the aid ...
... give a pleasant sense of self-confidence and we feel even better as we roll out our prescriptions for solving the world's problems. Having made a donation to charity or written to an MP, the viewer turns to other issues, while the aid ...
الصفحة 2
... give. The decision reflects my mood at that moment. I have found no rational way of doing otherwise. But I remain suspicious of my mood. If there were 1000 beggars and they all faced starvation, I would have to analyse my feelings. This ...
... give. The decision reflects my mood at that moment. I have found no rational way of doing otherwise. But I remain suspicious of my mood. If there were 1000 beggars and they all faced starvation, I would have to analyse my feelings. This ...
الصفحة 4
... give assistance to those in need. For most of the last century the principles were considered self-evident; but in the 1960s the ICRC identified seven underlying principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, universality ...
... give assistance to those in need. For most of the last century the principles were considered self-evident; but in the 1960s the ICRC identified seven underlying principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, universality ...
الصفحة 12
... give way, nor would Oxfam, and hundreds of thousands of people were affected because neither side would back down. I hope that by exploring the way in which personal motive interacts with practical response, I will stimulate more self ...
... give way, nor would Oxfam, and hundreds of thousands of people were affected because neither side would back down. I hope that by exploring the way in which personal motive interacts with practical response, I will stimulate more self ...
المحتوى
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A Golden Age of Humanitarianism? | 43 |
Impartiality and Selfrespect | 69 |
Vulnerability and Power | 93 |
Pride and Principle | 115 |
Emotion and Order | 137 |
Responsibility and Rights | 159 |
Mans Inhumanity | 183 |
Chapter 9 The Selfish Altruist | 201 |
Notes on the Sources | 213 |
Index | 224 |
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