Examining the ‘developmentalisation’ of humanitarian response: the politics of migration and development in Tunisia

Mitra, Ankushi

doi:10.1080/01436597.2022.2147058

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“…It is well established knowledge that most situations of displacement from conflict tend to become long term, yet, despite the protractedness, short-term humanitarian assistance continues to be most politically acceptable (Schrijvers, 2004;Brun and Shuayb, 2020;Zetter, 2021). We suggest that the analysis presented can help to promote a more long-term perspective on assistance in protracted displacement, thus contributing to the 'humanitarian-development nexus' (Howe, 2019;Mitra, 2023). By studying the longue durée of protracted displacement and ongoing assistance, we foster a more sophisticated understanding of what it may mean to think more long term when it comes to assistance and displacement.…”

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The dynamic space of aid relations in protracted internal displacement: the case of Sri Lanka's northern Muslims

Brun,

Alikhan,

Jayatilaka

et al. 2024

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Aid relations in protracted displacement comprise a diversity of actors with different influence and involvement over time. Building on the case of Sri Lanka's northern Muslim's expulsion from the north of the country in 1990, this paper investigates the dynamic space of aid relations in their drawn‐out internal displacement. The study draws on 38 key informant interviews and 10 focus‐group discussions, conducted in Sri Lanka (Jaffna, Mannar, Puttalam, and Colombo) in 2022. The paper contributes new knowledge of the local dynamics of assistance in protracted displacement, by analysing the roles of a wide set of actors within this dynamic space of aid relations over time. The analysis incorporates angles and voices often overlooked in mainstream humanitarian studies, including internally displaced persons, hosts, and Middle Eastern aid funders. The study argues that a long‐term perspective and a variety of voices provide foundations for more productive engagement with localisation in humanitarian action in protracted displacement crises.

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