Ethical Retreat & Humanitarian Crisis: Decolonial Reflections on International Care
Dr. Olivia U. Rutazibwa from the University of Portsmouth presents a thought-provoking analysis on the problematics of Ethical Foreign Policy, proposing alternatives such as autonomous recovery and politics of difference. She challenges conventional norms, advocating for a decolonial research approach and highlighting the significance of ethical retreat as a starting point for reflections on international care and solidarity.
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Ethical Retreat & Humanitarian Crisis Dr. Olivia U. Rutazibwa University of Portsmouth / K te Hamburg Kolleg Centre for Global Cooperation Research olivia.rutazibwa@port.ac.uk
Overview From Why are we not there? to Should we be there? : Background | research puzzle/agenda Diagnosis | Problematics of Ethical Foreign Policy: Inequality, Homogeny, Democracy Alternatives | Ethical Retreat as (decolonial) solidarity? autonomous recovery & politics of difference Implications | for the study of humanitarian assistance & PoC
Diagnosis: Three Problematics of EFP Inequality Hierarchical difference between parties //Equality projected in the future e.g. capacity building, location of problems, conditionality Homogeny Content of the EFP: isomorphic, outward focused //occurence of EFP: centred around understandings, capacities political will and interests of sender T.I.N.A Liberal market democracy & electoralism // fickle occurence Democracy Accountability // Severed democratic ties between politicians and constituency
Alternatives? Inequality autonomous recovery Homogeny // Democracy politics of difference Decolonial research approach De- mythologise: ontology fragmentation, partiality, Eurocentric/hegemonic De-silence: epistemology Who are the experts? Who s not around the table? (anti-colonially) De-colonise: normativity to what end? Where do we go from here? Ethical Retreat: NOT as doing nothing, not caring but as a starting point for decolonial reflection on international care and solidarity
Implications Differentiate between the study & practice of the humanitarian? Painting the bigger picture Context: Power and the colonial vs ideal of neutrality and impartiality Current and future developments: prevention agenda, holistic approaches, development-humanitarian nexus Meaning of Ethical Retreat in this context?
