Humanitarian Shame and Redemption

Norwegian Citizens Helping Refugees in Greece

Heidi Mogstad

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English

Berghahn Books
08 December 2023

Refugees & political asylum; Social & cultural anthropology; Aid & relief programmes

Series: Humanitarianism and Security

Following the 2015 ‘refugee crisis,’ many different actors emerged to contest or mitigate the EU’s border policies. This book explores the birth and trajectory of a Norwegian volunteer organisation “A Drop in the Ocean”, established by a mother of five with no prior experience in humanitarian work. Drawing on eighteen months of ethnographic fieldwork, Heidi Mogstad examines the organisation’s shifting and contested efforts to ‘fill humanitarian gaps’ in Greece while witnessing and shaming the Norwegian public and politicians into action. Moving beyond existing critiques of humanitarian sentiments like pity and compassion, the book focuses specifically on the work of shame and other ‘negative’ emotions.

By: Heidi Mogstad
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781805392194
ISBN 10: 1805392190
Series: Humanitarianism and Security
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 08 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Humanitarianism at the Fringes of Europe Chapter 2. Called to Help: Unpacking DiH’s Foundation Story Chapter 3. Filling Humanitarian Gaps Chapter 4. Becoming a Drop Chapter 5. Humanitarian Afterlives Chapter 6. Waking up Norway Conclusion: Redemptive Acts? Epilogue References Index

Heidi Mogstad is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute in Norway. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge and her research explores people’s lived experiences and contestations of border policies, humanitarianism and war.

Reviews for Humanitarian Shame and Redemption: Norwegian Citizens Helping Refugees in Greece

“This is an extremely well-written book, based on exceptionally solid fieldwork and research … it offers a unique, detailed and well-reflected description of this specific humanitarian NGO emerging in the context of the increased numbers of refugees and other migrants arriving in Greece in 2015.” • Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) “An important contribution to the field of critical migration studies and critical humanitarianism. Alongside these fields, with the focus on humanitarian shame by Norwegian volunteers, Mogstad contributes to critical interrogations of Nordic colonialism.” • Anitta Kynsilehto, Tampere Peace Research Institute