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Shaping policy for development

An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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Sarah Collinson
Sarah Collinson

Sarah Collinson

Research Associate, Humanitarian Policy Group

Sarah Collinson is a Research Associate of HPG. Her recent work has focused on the nature of the humanitarian system and the challenges of humanitarian action in difficult political and security environments, including the implications of stabilisation and risk management agendas, 'humanitarian space', and the political economy of livelihoods and displacement in crisis contexts. She has previously held senior research and policy positions at Chatham House and ActionAid.

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Woman in front of demolished house Myanmar
Woman in front of demolished house Myanmar

An old woman stands in front of her demolished house as villagers start on reconstructing the damages caused by the cyclone in Hnarkaung Chaung primary school in Hnarkaung Chaung town in Kum Yangon town in the Irrawady delta region.
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The role of the affected states in humanitarian action

Projects - January 2007
There is a growing body of research examining how public spending in developing countries contributes to poverty reduction goals. In addition, a small cluster of work has examined the economic consequences of natural disasters on the state, including looking at the allocation of public finance and the capacities of states in preparedness and response. This project aims to build on these findings, and to widen the inquiry to encompass complex emergencies as well as natural disasters.
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Operational consequences of humanitarian reform

Projects - January 2006 to March 2007
This project is designed to examine, from 2006-2009, whether and how the various reforms outlined in 2005 are being operationalised in the field. Specifically, the project will examine financial leadership and coordination reforms in the humanitarian sector.
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Why Cooperate? A Multi-Disciplinary Study of Collective Action

Publication - Discussion papers - 1 February 2004
ODI Working Papers 234
Sarah Collinson

The question of cooperation has fascinated and perplexed philosophers, economists, psychologists, sociologists and biologists from Aristotle to Darwin. It continues to do so today. At the heart of the debate is the relationship between the individual and the group or society to which he or she belongs: why cooperate when we believe our individual interests would be better served by acting unilaterally? This paper takes a broad, multi-disciplinary approach to answering the question 'why cooperate?'.

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