L'épidémie de choléra en Haïti : lecture géopolitique d'un enjeu de santé publique

Guimier, Lucie

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“…The World Bank estimates that the earthquake caused damage representing 120% of Haiti's GDP (in Cayemittes et al, 2013, p. 2). Haiti is considered to be particularly vulnerable to earthquakes given its high population density, and that buildings have not been constructed in adherence to antiseismic norms (Guimier, 2011). Only 9 months after the earthquake, Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population (Le Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population -MSPP) reported that there was an outbreak of cholera in the Central and Artibonite departments, a disease that had not been seen in Haiti for at least the past 100 years (Bliss & Fisher, 2013).…”

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“…however, since camps are located largely in the west and Port-au-Prince, where infrastructure is already of a better quality, these interventions exacerbated existing fragmentations in coverage and poor overall decentralization (Guimier, 2011;Human Rights Watch, 2013). Remarkably, what stands out is how much leadership departments like the MSPP and DINEPA have shown in spite of their challenging environment.…”

Section: Histories Of Agricultural and Health Intervention In Haitimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Notably, Haiti has been affected by an external brain drain, where it is estimated that 80% of recently graduated doctors migrate (Hill et al, 2011). Internally, moreover, there has also been huge competition with NGOs who can offer better salaries (MSPP, 2011;Guimier, 2011). Prior to the earthquake, donors' support had gone to the private sector as well as to NGOs (Guimier, 2011).…”

Section: Histories Of Agricultural and Health Intervention In Haitimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Internally, moreover, there has also been huge competition with NGOs who can offer better salaries (MSPP, 2011;Guimier, 2011). Prior to the earthquake, donors' support had gone to the private sector as well as to NGOs (Guimier, 2011). The earthquake, in addition to destroying health facilities, also led to another wave of migration (Human Rights Watch, 2013).…”

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An Emerging, Post-Neoliberal Power: The Practice of Brazilian South-South Cooperation in Haiti

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This study examines the practice of Brazil's humanitarian and development cooperation with Haiti. Brazil is one of several "emerging donors" to have significantly increased their provision of development cooperation over the past decade as part of broader shifts in global political economy, raising questions as to how cooperation functions in terms of these powers' broader foreign policy objectives. The dissertation situates the question in literature that asks why states are motivated to provide development cooperation, how cooperation impacts recipient states, and expectations for the foreign policy behaviour of emerging countries in general, and for Brazil specifically. The project is based on extensive fieldwork carried out in Brazil and Haiti with 57 individuals and groups in Portuguese, French, and English, as well as Kreyól (with the assistance of an interpreter).In contrast to the current treatment of the objectives of a state in providing development cooperation, which remains focused on Western powers, I demonstrate empirically how cooperation has supported Brazil as a specifically "post-neoliberal" emerging power (meaning an interventionist state committed to balancing market concerns with other social, political and economic objectives). I argue that Brazilian cooperation has been positively received by Haitian authorities, resulting in clear (albeit short-term) political gains, mainly because of Brazil's commitment to capacity-building through direct engagement with Haitian officials. However, in approaching aid as a practice, I further conclude that the features of cooperation and the Haitian state's response are inexplicable without a post-colonial interpretation that situates cooperation in historically constituted political economies by, for instance, recognizing Brazil's desire to position itself as an alternative to the West and Haiti's consistent and problematic treatment as "fragile" in its traditional aid relations. I develop the concept of "post-colonial practice" to acknowledge how emergent forms of South-South cooperation occur in and challenge this broader context. This approach forges links between material and ideational contributions in IR, especially from critical political economy and post-colonial work (as well as postdevelopment).iii Acknowledgements This work has truly been a collaborative effort. I would first like to thank my dissertation committee for their continuous support, professional and personal, and for their intellectual guidance, which has enriched the end product in countless ways. Sean Burges has been a source of inspiration for thinking about Brazilian politics and Brazilian foreign policy, even before he was a member of the committee. Chris Brown, thank you in particular for asking tough methodological questions at the start of the process. Cristina Rojas, I am indebted to your influence for the evolution in my theoretical and conceptual understandings of international relations. I am profoundly grateful for the indescribable support of my supervisor, Laura Macdo...

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Section: Histories Of Agricultural and Health Intervention In Haitimentioning

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Section: Histories Of Agricultural and Health Intervention In Haitimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Histories Of Agricultural and Health Intervention In Haitimentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Emerging, Post-Neoliberal Power: The Practice of Brazilian South-South Cooperation in Haiti

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From the Health Vulnerability of Territories to the Reduction of Health Inequalities

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RICAN

2024

Vulnerability, Territory, Population

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Structural, historical, and geopolitical violence as an identity marker of Haitian nationals and migrants

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Molinero-Gerbeau

2024

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L'épidémie de choléra en Haïti : lecture géopolitique d'un enjeu de santé publique

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

An Emerging, Post-Neoliberal Power: The Practice of Brazilian South-South Cooperation in Haiti

An Emerging, Post-Neoliberal Power: The Practice of Brazilian South-South Cooperation in Haiti

From the Health Vulnerability of Territories to the Reduction of Health Inequalities

Structural, historical, and geopolitical violence as an identity marker of Haitian nationals and migrants

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