In this Humanitarian Leader paper article, Dr. Farah Mihlar examines the concept of localisation and it’s adequacy, by arguing that the power hierarchy that localisation seeks to dislocate cannot shift until coloniality, the underlying logic of colonialism, is acknowledged and dismantled. The paper challenges the basis upon which humanitarian knowledge production and ways of being are founded and explores the dominance of the ‘Global North’ within these systems.
It’s an interesting read and we recommend it if you are interested in unpacking power imbalances in relation to localisation efforts.
https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/thl/article/view/1971/1659
