‘if they can't do any good, they shouldn't come': Northern evaluators in southern realities

Journal of Peacebuilding and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 26-41

  Jayawickrama, Janaka ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communities; Conflict zones; Conflicts; Cultural humility; Disasters; Ethics; Evaluation; Morals; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84967238303     PISSN: 15423166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15423166.2013.817743     Document Type: Article

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