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“Is Haiti a Failed State?” I asked Dr. Robert Fatton. Think about his question from the perspective that there is no civil war in Haiti. Yet, the country is in total and complete chaos. In this episode, my guest, Dr. Fatton, answers the above question and talks about the history of why democracy did not take hold in Haiti, and how violent gangs became so powerful there. In fact so powerful that they could restrict the movement of Haiti's prime minister, and so powerful that Haiti's government outnumbered and outgunned, has asked for international military intervention to bring some sense of security back to Haiti. But the international community has militarily intervened in Haiti in the past - all to no avail. What's more is that Haitians, a proud nation, have grown weary of these ineffective interventions. Non-military interventions have also disrupted Haiti's domestic affairs. Here, Dr. Fatton tells us the story of how Hillary Clinton, as our Secretary of State, interfered in Haiti's election. And years later, representatives of the UN did the same thing - with a mere tweet! Even helpful assistance projects have had negative impacts on Haiti's culture, society, and economy. For example, did you know, that over the last decades, the international community has refused to channel assistance to Haiti through its government? Why? Because Haiti's government is notoriously corrupt. So instead, international aid went to NGOs - non-governmental organizations - which in turn proliferated and grew powerful in Haiti. As this happened, Haiti's government retrenched. And as the government shrunk, where do you think the corrupt government employees went to work? The NGOs! This episode is essentially the continuation of my 2021 conversation with Dr. Fatton, during which he shared the history of Haiti from its bloody but glorious founding to the assassination of its president, Jovenel Moïse. You can listen to that episode here: https://bit.ly/HbN-S1E23s. Dr. Fatton is the Julia A. Cooper Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia. He is also a former chair of that department as well as a former associate dean of the Graduate School there. In 2011, Dr. Fatton received the Award for Excellence of the Haitian Studies Association for his “commitment and contribution to the emerging field of Haitian Studies for close to a quarter of a century.” To learn more about Dr. Fatton, you can visit his academic homepage: https://politics.virginia.edu/people/profile/rf/ Also, after the 2021 earthquake, I spoke to Dr. Mark Schuller about the role of NGOs in Haiti. While celebrity visitors to Haiti, such as Bill Clinton, George Clooney, and Sean Penn, brought much attention and millions of dollars to that country, how NGOs changed Haiti's society, culture and economy is complicated. Let's just put it this way: not all good intentions end well! You can listen to my conversation with Dr. Schuller here: https://bit.ly/HbN-S1E32s. I hope you enjoy these episodes. Adel Host of the History Behind News podcast Watch my guests & I on YouTube SUPPORT: Click here and join our other supporters in the news peeler community. Thank you.
How the killing of Haiti's former president has sparked a constitutional crisis — and how years of U.S. intervention in the Carribean country contributed to the chaos we're seeing now.Read more:The assasination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse last week has plunged the country into turmoil, with many unanswered questions left surrounding the attack. The Post's Widlore Merancourt and Ishaan Tharoor report on what's known so far about the investigation into killing and what a vacuum of power could mean for the safety and security of Haitians.The international response to Haiti's political crisis is made more complicated by the legacy of slavery, colonialism and U.S. occupation — and that shapes how we understand the country today. “Haiti is the poorest country in the hemisphere because of — not despite — foreign intervention,” anthropologist Mark Schuller says in this episode. “Slaveholders punished Haiti for their role in ending slavery.”
This episode is centered around the notion of ‘crisis,’ featuring moments of intensity that prompt change. We’ll be chatting with Karena Kalmbach, author of The Meanings of a Disaster: Chernobyl and Its Afterlives in Britain and France, Mark Schuller, editor of the Catastrophes in Context series, and Jean-Paul Gagnon, editor of the Berghahn Journal Democratic Theory. We will also share instructions on how to enter for the chance to win a $100 gift card to Blackwell’s Bookstore, “an Oxford family bookshop.”
Mark Schuller on anthropological work in, with, and on NGOs.
Mark Schuller on anthropological work in, with, and on NGOs.
The earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12, 2010 killed and destroyed the homes of hundreds of thousands of people. Mark Schuller‘s book Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti (Rutgers University Press, 2016) takes readers into the temporary camps in Port au Prince and offers a searing critique of the NGOs and aid organizations that organized relief efforts. Despite good intentions, the assumptions and practices of many of those organizations all too frequently resulted in the separation of families, sexual violence, and a continuation of racist hierarchies. And yet Schuller finds some success stories amidst the continuing tragedy. This is a necessary read for anyone interested in the complexities of humanitarianism, in US-Haiti relations, and in the politics of catastrophe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12, 2010 killed and destroyed the homes of hundreds of thousands of people. Mark Schuller‘s book Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti (Rutgers University Press, 2016) takes readers into the temporary camps in Port au Prince and offers a searing critique of the NGOs and aid organizations that organized relief efforts. Despite good intentions, the assumptions and practices of many of those organizations all too frequently resulted in the separation of families, sexual violence, and a continuation of racist hierarchies. And yet Schuller finds some success stories amidst the continuing tragedy. This is a necessary read for anyone interested in the complexities of humanitarianism, in US-Haiti relations, and in the politics of catastrophe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12, 2010 killed and destroyed the homes of hundreds of thousands of people. Mark Schuller‘s book Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti (Rutgers University Press, 2016) takes readers into the temporary camps in Port au Prince and offers a searing critique of the NGOs and aid organizations that organized relief efforts. Despite good intentions, the assumptions and practices of many of those organizations all too frequently resulted in the separation of families, sexual violence, and a continuation of racist hierarchies. And yet Schuller finds some success stories amidst the continuing tragedy. This is a necessary read for anyone interested in the complexities of humanitarianism, in US-Haiti relations, and in the politics of catastrophe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12, 2010 killed and destroyed the homes of hundreds of thousands of people. Mark Schuller‘s book Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti (Rutgers University Press, 2016) takes readers into the temporary camps in Port au Prince and offers a searing critique of the NGOs and... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12, 2010 killed and destroyed the homes of hundreds of thousands of people. Mark Schuller‘s book Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti (Rutgers University Press, 2016) takes readers into the temporary camps in Port au Prince and offers a searing critique of the NGOs and aid organizations that organized relief efforts. Despite good intentions, the assumptions and practices of many of those organizations all too frequently resulted in the separation of families, sexual violence, and a continuation of racist hierarchies. And yet Schuller finds some success stories amidst the continuing tragedy. This is a necessary read for anyone interested in the complexities of humanitarianism, in US-Haiti relations, and in the politics of catastrophe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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