Participatory Exclusion: Elite capture of participatory approaches in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr
Nadiruzzaman, Md and Wrathall, David (2012). Participatory Exclusion: Elite capture of participatory approaches in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr. UNU-EHS Working Paper. UNU-EHS.
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Wrathall, DavidTitle Participatory Exclusion: Elite capture of participatory approaches in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr Series Title UNU-EHS Working Paper Volume/Issue No. 14 Publication Date 2012-12 Place of Publication Bonn Publisher UNU-EHS Pages 28 Language eng Abstract ‘Nature does not discriminate, but humans do’ – a deliberately echoed sentiment in an area affected by Cyclone Sidr - problematizes the practice of resource distribution in post-disaster situations. While relief and rehabilitation services have the objective of ‘building back better’, the possibility of elite-capture of resource distribution channels, jeopardizes humanitarian initiatives. This paper explores the political economy of post-Sidr interventions from an ethnographic account. The paper establishes links between power networks and access to resources in the study area, finding that marginality is a product of ongoing disaster interventions which favour the relatively well-off over the structurally poor. Ultimately, humanitarian assistance channels resources through established power networks, thus reinforcing them and producing uneven resilience among different social strata. This paper offers important insights for redesigning the distribution of humanitarian assistance. Keyword Humanitarian assistance
Participation
Patron-client relationship
Marginality
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