The Paradoxes of Aid Work

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Focusing on the experiences of aid workers, this book delves into their motivations for engaging in development cooperation, emergency relief, and human rights efforts. By employing a biographical approach, it reveals how these roles shape their personal lives and relationships. The author uses rich reflexive data to explore the complex and often contradictory nature of aid work, highlighting power dynamics not only between aid recipients and donors but also within the aid community itself.