Cilas Kemedjio
The Fight against Poverty: Humanitarian Idealism and the Elusive Quest for Development
In this three-part series (we post Part Three today), Cilas Kemedjio takes on the ongoing crusade to spread neoliberal dogma and “western values.” Part One addresses the “virgin fallacy,” […]
The Ideology of Freedom and Progress: Western Supremacy, Virgin Africa, and the Fight Against Poverty
In this three-part series (we post Part Two today), Cilas Kemedjio takes on the ongoing crusade to spread neoliberal dogma and “western values.” Part One addresses the “virgin fallacy,” […]
The Virgin Fallacy: From the Famine Cotton Board to the Millennium Village Project
In this three-part series (we post Part One today), Cilas Kemedjio takes on the ongoing crusade to spread neoliberal dogma and “western values.” Part Two addresses William Easterly’s call to […]
The Demise of “Invisible Children” or the Pitfalls of Trending Humanitarianism
by Cilas Kemedjio
Jeffrey Sachs, once the golden boy of brutal and anti-social market driven reforms, became a star in the humanitarian circles with a reputation as an economist with a […]
From Our Editors: On Poverty Tourism
posted by Tanya Schwarz
A few weeks ago, an advertisement came across our desk for a “slum tour” of the Old Fadama district of Accra, Ghana. The description says:
“Meet your […]
War Don Don : Une indignation critique sur la justice humanitaire / A critical rendition of humanitarian justice
par/by Cilas Kemedjio, University of Rochester
War Don Don : Une indignation critique sur la justice humanitaire
Au-delà du débat sur le recours à la justice criminelle comme moyen de […]
Comments on Hungary as a New Player in the Aid System
by Cilas Kemedjio
Dr. Tarrósy’s piece brings to light interesting information, especially about the production of Western NGOs as well as Hungarian sensibilities. Hungary is a net receiver of European […]
From the Religious to the Secular
by Cilas Kemedjio
Kwame Anthony Appiah, in Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers, suggests that the implementation of human solidarity requires us to go beyond particular and localized loyalties en […]