Do-Gooders at the End of Aid: Scandinavian Humanitarianism in the Twenty-First Century

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Do-Gooders at the End of Aid

Scandinavian Humanitarianism in the Twenty-First Century

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Edited by Antoine de Bengy Puyvallée, Universitetet i Oslo, Kristian Bjørkdahl, Universitetet i Oslo

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: July 2021
Print publication year:: 2021
Online ISBN:: 9781108772129
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108772129
Creative Commons:: This content is Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/creativelicenses

Subjects:: Law, Human Rights, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations

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Scandinavian countries are routinely considered exceptional for their commitment to development cooperation, peace mediation, and humanitarian action. This book highlights how the political culture of Scandinavia is indeed characterized by the idea of doing good on the world stage, but then shows how this 'Scandinavian humanitarian brand' is an asset that policymakers and others can capitalize on to legitimize policy interventions and ideas, or to advance commercial, diplomatic, and security interests. Providing case studies from all Scandinavian countries, this book shows how the brand is made, reinforced, and used in a variety of policy contexts, from foreign aid and humanitarian assistance; to military operations, peace-building, and mediation; to migration policy, global health, and international cooperation. A key objective of the book is to explain why the Scandinavian humanitarian brand retains such apparent resilience in a time when Scandinavia's characteristic approach to world affairs seems challenged from many sides at once. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Do-Gooders at the End of Aid

Scandinavian Humanitarianism in the Twenty-First Century

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Do-Gooders at the End of Aid
pp i-ii

Do-Gooders at the End of Aid - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-viii

Tables
pp ix-x

Contributors
pp xi-xvi

Acknowledgements
pp xvii-xviii

Abbreviations
pp xix-xx

Introduction
pp 1-13

1 - Fantasy, Distinction, Shame
pp 14-37

2 - The Do-Gooders’ Dilemma
pp 38-59

3 - The Nobel Savage
pp 60-79

4 - A Historical View on the Nordic “Peace Brand”
pp 80-100

5 - Sweden’s Weapons Exports Paradox
pp 101-122

6 - Danish Development Cooperation
pp 123-142

7 - How Democracy Promotion Became a Key Aim of Sweden’s Development Aid Policy
pp 143-170

8 - From Unconditional Solidarity to Conditional Evaluability
pp 171-193

9 - The Pragmatarian Style
pp 194-221

10 - Global Public Goods
pp 222-240

Bibliography
pp 241-268

Index
pp 269-274

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