Everyday Humanitarianism in Cambodia

Challenging Scales and Making Relations

Anne-Meike Fechter

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Manchester University Press
01 November 2023

International relations; International humanitarian law

Series: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches

Faced with the scale of global challenges such as poverty and inequality, one question is where to start.

Humanitarian efforts can only ever have limited reach. Among all of human suffering, whom should we support? And what shapes our choices? Such questions are at the core of this book. Through an ethnographic account of moralities, it traces how everyday humanitarian practitioners challenge entrenched values of what matters, upending the notion that the large-scale is inherently important, and even questioning what 'large' means in the first place. Instead, these practitioners typically aim to create a difference in the life of a particular person, situating their limited actions within pervasive poverty.

By: Anne-Meike Fechter
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 463g
ISBN: 9781526172105
ISBN 10: 1526172100
Series: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Making scales and relations 2 The part and the whole 3 Every person counts 4 Distance and proximity 5 Desire to connect 6 Humanitarian kinship 7 Affinities and shared biographies Conclusion Index -- .

Anne-Meike Fechter is Professor of Anthropology and International Development at the University of Sussex.

Reviews for Everyday Humanitarianism in Cambodia: Challenging Scales and Making Relations

'Everyday humanitarianism is characterized by small-scale, privately financed, grassroots approaches to locally identified needs. Fetcher explores the motivations of those engaged in offering humanitarian assistance, the interest and willingness of potential and actual participants, the features that have led to the success or failure of projects, the relationships between aid and government institutions, and how programs are assessed in terms of their impact on individual lives and human welfare. The examples, analyses, and conclusions are universally relevant.' CHOICE: Highly recommended -- .