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Studying Diaspora Humanitarianism

Some methodological considerations
Nauja Kleist: Studying Somali Diaspora Humanitarianism – Some Methodological Considerations
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Diaspora groups are amongst the so-called new humanitarian actors that work outside the international humanitarian system. Their engagement grows out of transnational connections, with strong relational and affective dimensions. How can we study this? We need to pay attention to sites and scale, Nauja Kleist suggests in this EASA Anthropology of Humanitarianism Network blog post.

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Studying Diaspora Humanitarianism
Some methodological considerations