Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 39 - Pracademvism – forever unequal or the new nexus in global development and humanitarianism
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 39 - Pracademvism – forever unequal or the new nexus in global development and humanitarianism - contributed by Themrise Khan. After almost two years, all 39 chapters of the handbook have been highlighted with their own short overview blog post, a great way to once again say Thank you to all the collaborators of the project! From the introduction In the global development and humanitarian sector, however, academia is challenged by its sister concern, practitioner-based knowledge. Given that the sector relies heavily on the ‘practice’ of global development in order to create equality of rights and opportunities, academia can simply outline a framework for how such practice can unfold, not control the actual events or outcomes. This has created tensions between the two forms of knowle...