Humanitarianism, civil society and the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh

Lewis, David

doi:10.1080/01436597.2019.1652897

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“…With regard to the first, Lewis shows how the personal response of many Bangladeshi citizens to the influx of rohingya refugees needs to be situated within the country's history, and particularly the 1971 Liberation War, and the ensuing forms of civil society. 48 the paper also illuminates how initial everyday humanitarian responses are becoming formalised and solidified as formal humanitarian organisations and the Bangladeshi government moved to action. this process is not without frictions, partly caused by the apparent amateurish nature of citizens' responses discussed above.…”

Section: Relationships To Established Actorsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Citizen aid: grassroots interventions in development and humanitarianism

Fechter

Schwittay

2019

Third World Quarterly

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the introduction to this collection brings together, under the umbrella terms of citizen aid and grassroots humanitarianism, interdisciplinary research on small-scale, privately funded forms of aid and development. It notes the steady rise of these activities, including in the Global South as well as north, such as in the context of the recent European refugee crisis. It considers their position vis-à-vis more institutionalised forms of aid; methodological approaches and their challenges; and asks what political dimensions these initiatives may have. It outlines key themes arising from the contributions to the collection, including historical perspectives on 'demotic humanitarianism' , questions of legitimacy and their apparent lack of professionalisation, motivations of their founders, the role of personal connections, as well as the importance of digital media for brokerage and fundraising. Being mindful of its critiques and implicit power imbalances, it suggests that citizen aid deserves more systematic academic attention. Citizen aid as an 'unstable category' one reason why studies of these forms of aid are fragmented are the diverse terminologies which are deployed to describe them. despite this, we propose that they share some ARTICLE HISTORY

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Citizen aid: grassroots interventions in development and humanitarianism

Fechter

Schwittay

2019

Third World Quarterly

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“…Spaces outside of the professionalized, expert development field are being forged and they include these small‐scale, volunteer‐driven aid initiatives. We can take lessons from some in the fields of development studies and anthropology who suggest that the concepts and language used to describe these initiatives need to be their own (e.g., Kinsbergen, 2019; Lewis, 2019). In particular, the narratives here allow us to not only broaden our understanding about philanthropic leadership but also challenge the assumptions in our field about aid provision and organizational activity as only expert enterprises.…”

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Beyond the professionalized nongovernmental organization: Life‐history narratives of grassroots philanthropic leaders in Africa

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2020

Nonprofit Mgmnt & Ldrshp

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This research examines everyday people as grassroots philanthropic leaders in development aid in Africa. The article balances two objectives. First is to provide a counter narrative to the broad frames that traditionally drive research on nonprofit organizations and development aid, which have tended to center more on the professionalized nongovernmental organization and traditional North-South aid models. Second, I situate grassroots philanthropic leaders within the broader landscape of people engaging in development aid. I use life-history narratives of leaders to illuminate the diminishing barriers to being a philanthropist, capture motivating and relational dimensions in grassroots philanthropic leadership, as well as provide evidence of African philanthropy and further engagement of diaspora through small voluntary organizations. The findings espouse the everyday, relational practices of grassroots philanthropic leaders in development aid but do not entirely divorce these leaders and their initiatives from the overarching goals of development.

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“…On the other hand, the use of the internet provides opportunities for civil society to mobilize collective action and mobilize the flow of resources to established non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and aid agencies and lead to the formation of new citizen initiatives and mobilization of people and voluntary [23]. According to Lewis [5], humanitarian responses take different forms and operate on different scales in challenging dominant institutions or media that tend to provide certain responses. According to Vegh [24], the Internet functions as an alternative source of news and information.…”

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“…There are several articles concern about the role of civil society in shaping the humanitarian narratives and turning to humanitarian responses [3][4] [5]. Mitoma [3] argue civil society organizations as networks of intellectual and political power identify as source emerging of the human rights issue.…”

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The Role of Civil Society in Indonesia for Global Humanitarian Narratives in Digitalization Era

Alfian¹,

Pinem²

2021

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2020, 9-10 October 2020, S

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In recent years, civil society as IR actors has actively challenged the dynamics of international politics. This paper aims to explore the role of Civil Society in Indonesia, engagement, and advocacy in world politics, particularly in the Human Rights Issue. While globalization has raised numerous network civil society, Information Communication Advancement enhanced the power and influence of civil society engagement in world politics generating the online activism movement. We use several concepts such as cyberactivism and Transnational Advocacy Network to explain the role and engagement of civil society. In the human rights issue, the Civil Society in Indonesia has been involved in online activities including social media communities, and social movements of collective actions. These actions form functions of civil society as Watchdogs: hold institutions to account, promote transparency and accountability; Advocate: increase awareness of social problems and challenges and support change; Representative: gives power to marginalized or underrepresented voices; Citizen Champions: encourage citizen involvement and support citizens' rights; Solidarity supporter: promoting the fundamental and universality of human values.

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Humanitarianism, civil society and the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh

Cited by 41 publications

References 24 publications

Citizen aid: grassroots interventions in development and humanitarianism

Citizen aid: grassroots interventions in development and humanitarianism

Beyond the professionalized nongovernmental organization: Life‐history narratives of grassroots philanthropic leaders in Africa

The Role of Civil Society in Indonesia for Global Humanitarian Narratives in Digitalization Era

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