Why humanitarianism continues despite the famine of resources: the dreadful logic of suffering

Gordon, Stuart ORCID: 0000-0002-7592-6428 (2025) Why humanitarianism continues despite the famine of resources: the dreadful logic of suffering. International Development (06 Jun 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Professor Stuart Gordon explores how, despite major funding cuts in the humanitarian sector, core life-saving areas like food, health, and shelter remain relatively protected due to their urgency and visibility, while other critical sectors like protection and education face deeper neglect, revealing a stark and ethically fraught funding imbalance.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationaldevelopment/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	International Development
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2025 23:17
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2025 23:17
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128720

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