From humanitarian action to development aid in northern Uganda and the formation of a humanitarian-development nexus. Issue 2 (17th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sande Lie, Jon Harald
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 27:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 196
• Page End: 207
• Publication Date: 2017-02-17
• Subjects: Aid – Development policies -- Conflict and reconstruction -- Civil society – NGOs -- Partnership -- Sub-Saharan Africa; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2017.1275528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The instituted order of humanitarianism is both changing and challenged. This article addresses the transition between humanitarian action and development aid in northern Uganda, which was driven by the government's ambition to reassert its humanitarian sovereignty by discursively recasting the situation from one of crisis to one of recovery and development, regardless of the persistent humanitarian needs. In response, humanitarian actors either withdrew or moved into development aid. This bourgeoning humanitarian–development nexus questions the nature and future of humanitarianism and whether there is a hierarchy – or contradiction – between the humanitarian mandate and pragmatic approaches to save lives and protect civilians.