International Aid and Urban Change

Humanitarian Presence in Bamako, Abidjan, Nairobi and Juba

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Author(s)
de Roulet, Pablo
Collection
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
Language
English
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Abstract
The presence of expatriate humanitarian workers in African cities is not neutral. Country capitals receive large and sudden influx of expatriates during humanitarian crises responses. This book examines the influence of this presence on the local urban ecosystem, from the building of a security discourse to the self-segregation of aid agencies in expatriate enclaves. The examples of Abidjan, Bamako, Juba and Nairobi illustrate different variants of urban change induced by the normative power of aid organisations.
URI
https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/196470
Keywords
Abidjan; Bamako; Change; Humanitarian; International; Juba; Nairobi; Pablo; Presence; Roulet; Urban; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory
DOI
10.3726/b20053
ISBN
9783034345620, 9783034345637, 9783034345644, 9783034344128
Publisher
Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group
Publication date and place
Bern, 2022
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Pages
364