In fact, the traditional humanitarian reliance on empathy and humanity risks to be sacrificed through the absence of face-to-face interaction and due to the digitalization of proximity (Donini and Maxwell 2013).
Driven by a sense of care and empathy, the practical humanitarian assistance from groups and individuals across the continent should put European politicians to shame.
These are qualities every humanitarian worker needs – compassion and empathy are necessary to help the survivor – but they can also have unpleasant side effects.
W/ #empathy VIA @WFP: http://t.co/c8rIXr1k6b #HumanitarianHeroes pic.twitter.com/ySFvXDAQ5K.
When I arrived in January 1994, an "empathy fatigue", as they called it in the humanitarian aid business, had settled over Bosnia.
Nevertheless, even though this general understanding of security situations may have been improved, it appears that distancing (e.g., in terms of emotions, empathy, legitimacy) is an inevitable effect of reliance on humanitarian technologies.
Some told us that giving in support of refugees is an expression of empathy and solidarity, a moral imperative in the face of an overwhelming humanitarian crisis, a political statement, and a stand for tolerance and against cynicism.
Humans suffer from some sort of schizophrenia: we are capable of empathy and altruism towards our children, close friends and family, or other human beings through our humanitarian actions.
Humanitarian intervention?
