Sleight of State: How Host Governments Influence International Humanitarian Response

• In Event: Conflict and Borders: Global Migration and Humanitarian Crisis

Brief Overview

This paper examines dynamics of humanitarian aid in the context of crises stemming from conflict or violence and considers why deserving regions receive more or less aid. It argues that host governments domestic interests shape how aid is funnelled.

Author

• Anne Della Guardia, London School of Economics and Political Science