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43.1 Introduction 43.1 Introduction
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43.2 On Globalization and Humanitarianism 43.2 On Globalization and Humanitarianism
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43.2.1 Mongo Beti: The Colonial Administrator and the Humanitarian Priest 43.2.1 Mongo Beti: The Colonial Administrator and the Humanitarian Priest
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43.2.2 Humanitarianism: Globalization With a Conscience 43.2.2 Humanitarianism: Globalization With a Conscience
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43.2.3 “Le cadeau empoisonné” 43.2.3 “Le cadeau empoisonné”
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43.2.4 How Beautiful We Are : The “Poisoned Gift” 43.2.4 How Beautiful We Are : The “Poisoned Gift”
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43.3 Theaters of Shame: Surviving Humanitarian Aid 43.3 Theaters of Shame: Surviving Humanitarian Aid
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43.4 The Fiction of the Humanitarian State 43.4 The Fiction of the Humanitarian State
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43 The Economy of Humanitarianism
Get accessCilas Kemedjio, University of Rochester
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Published:26 January 2023
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Abstract
The asymmetry between the donors and the beneficiaries makes it almost impossible to engage in a meaningful conversation about egalitarian relationships in the field of humanitarian intervention. Most of the misunderstandings are not unrelated to this lopsided configuration. This chapter analyzes the contradictions of humanitarianism as a benevolent approach to nation-building in Cameroon and beyond. Section 2 focuses on the globalization of humanitarianism and the relationship between the two notions. It starts with Homi Bhabha’s interrogations on the pertinence of theories of decolonization in the era of economic globalization, and discusses the works of Mongo Beti and Imbole Mbue, two major literary figures from Cameroon. I consider the adverse impact of humanitarian interventions in the nation-building process. The disruptive role played by the forces of globalization, I argue, does not necessary lead to better outcomes as far as the welfare of distressed populations is concerned. Humanitarians move in by redirecting marginalized groups away from the unfulfilled promises of the State and into the hands of the mighty power of NGOs.
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