Aid work as edgework - voluntary risk-taking and security in humanitarian assistance, development and human rights work
Contemporary societies have been characterized as risk societies. While considerable research on individualized risk and risk management exists, voluntary risk taking has so far found less attention. This article explores the tensions between voluntary risk-taking at the individual level and risk ma...
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