At Home in 'Aidland'? Development Workers as Mobile Professionals
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sussex
Department Name: Sch of Global Studies
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Organisations
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| Anne-Meike Fechter (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Fechter A
(2016)
Between privilege and poverty: The affordances of mobility among aid worker children
in Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
Fechter A
(2012)
'Living Well' while 'Doing Good'? (Missing) debates on altruism and professionalism in aid work
in Third World Quarterly
Fechter A
(2012)
The Personal and the Professional: Aid workers' relationships and values in the development process
in Third World Quarterly
Fechter A
(2016)
Interrogating child migrants or 'Third Culture Kids' in Asia: An introduction
in Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
Fechter, Anne-Meike
(2011)
Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers
Fechter, Anne-Meike
(2011)
Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers
Hindman Heather
(2011)
Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers: The Challenges and Futures of Aidland
Tanja, Bastia
(2013)
Migration and Inequality
| Description | The Uncertainties of Aid Work |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | This is a policy briefing arising from my funded research on aidworkers, which has been widely distributed, both in hardcopy and electronically, especially among the HR sections of international aid agencies, training organisations such 'People in Aid' and 'RedR', as well as among practitioners attending international conferences, including most recently the Humanitarian Innovation Conference (19/20 July 2014, Oxford). |
| URL | http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQFjAB&url=http%... |
| Description | Leverhulme Fellowship Research Grant |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Leverhulme Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2013 |
| End | 04/2015 |
| Description | Public Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public talk that sparked a wider debate on international aidworkers. People continued to be engaged in the questions I raised afterwards, and I keep receiving enquiries from journalists and other researchers, as well as being invited to a TEDx talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013 |