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Author Ajay Kumar; Simeon Vidolov
Title Humanitarian Effectiveness: Reconsidering the Ethics of Community Engagement and the Role of Technology Type Conference Article
Year 2016 Publication ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management Abbreviated Journal ISCRAM 2016
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Keywords Ethics of Intercorporeal Engagement; Humanitarian Effectiveness; World Humanitarian Summit
Abstract This position paper discusses the ongoing debate on the topic of humanitarian effectiveness and highlights the need to look at the structuring of the humanitarian system from an ethical point of view. The paper makes the argument that any community engagement with the affected population is a matter of ethics and dignity of those needs to be considered as a central focus to the discussion. The paper also discusses how the humanitarian system as a set of technology, tools & practises focusses on efficiency, and overshadows the issues of care by objectifying and turning the affected population into mere numbers. We discuss that technology and organisations are inter-twined and such a discussion of technology cannot be contemplated without considering the traditional institutional practises as a whole.
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Publisher Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Place of Publication Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Editor A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto
Language English Summary Language English Original Title
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Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2411-3425 ISBN 978-84-608-7984-46 Medium
Track Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Expedition Conference 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
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Call Number Serial 1365
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