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In praise of dependencies: dispersed dependencies and displacement
Author(s) -
EastonCalabria Evan,
Herson Maurice
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/disa.12366
Subject(s) - cognitive reframing , praise , displacement (psychology) , independence (probability theory) , context (archaeology) , dignity , social psychology , set (abstract data type) , mental health , dependency (uml) , political science , psychology , sociology , computer science , geography , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , law , psychotherapist , mathematics , statistics , archaeology , programming language
Reconceiving or reframing the humanitarian consequences of displacement in terms of ‘dispersed dependencies’, a term drawn from the field of mental health, sheds light on the disruptive experience of displacement and on affected individuals’ relations with other displaced people, hosts, states and humanitarian actors. Dependency for a person is neither a problem nor abnormal; independence is in effect about having a viable set of dispersed dependencies. This description, when applied in the context of disaster or displacement, challenges some humanitarian attitudes and offers some positive directions for humanitarian actors who seek to engage in assistance that is sustainable, contextual, and focused on human choice and dignity.