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Killing with Kindness: Haiti, International Aid, and NGOs Paperback – September 24, 2012

by Mark Schuller (Author), Paul Farmer (Foreword)
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Winner of the 2015 Margaret Mead Award from the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology

After Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, over half of U.S. households donated to thousands of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in that country. Yet we continue to hear stories of misery from Haiti. Why have NGOs failed at their mission?

Set in Haiti during the 2004 coup and aftermath and enhanced by research conducted after the 2010 earthquake, Killing with Kindness analyzes the impact of official development aid on recipient NGOs and their relationships with local communities. Written like a detective story, the book offers rich ethnographic comparisons of two Haitian women’s NGOs working in HIV/AIDS prevention, one with public funding (including USAID), the other with private European NGO partners. Mark Schuller looks at participation and autonomy, analyzing donor policies that inhibit these goals. He focuses on NGOs’ roles as intermediaries in “gluing” the contemporary world system together and shows how power works within the aid system as these intermediaries impose interpretations of unclear mandates down the chain—a process Schuller calls “trickle-down imperialism.”

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    0813553636
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"Mark Schuller's ethnography of pre- and post-earthquake disaster Haiti  is profoundly riveting, poignant, and courageous. It offers a timely no-holds-barred critique and theoretically nuanced analysis of neoliberal NGO-ization and humanitarian aid. The book also provides an inspiring vision and thougtful recommendations for remedying the problems of 'trickle down imperialism.'  This is an important contribution that convincingly explains why we should care about what's happening in Haiti and the troubling implications for elsewhere—including right here in the USA." -- Faye V. Harrison ― author of Outsider Within: Reworking Anthropology in the Global Age Published On: 2011-11-08

"Schuller's analysis of two NGOs is a singular contribution to our understanding of such organizations in underdeveloped countries." -- Mark Schuller ― Alex Dupuy, John E. Andrus Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University Published On: 2012-02-01

"Mark Schuller provides something that has been sorely lacking from this story—an ethnographic account of nongovernmental politics in Haiti, a country many now dub 'the Republic of NGOs.'"
― Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology Published On: 2013-07-01

"Killing with Kindness offers both engaging ethnographic examples and extensive analysis of the complex network of governmental and nongovernmental institutions through which Haiti and Haitians are ruled. ― PoLAR

About the Author

MARK SCHULLER is an assistant professor of anthropology and NGO Leadership Development at Northern Illinois University. A writer for Huffington Post, he is the coeditor of four books, including Tectonic Shifts: Haiti since the Earthquake, and codirector of the documentary film Poto Mitan:Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rutgers University Press (September 24, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813553636
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813553634
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
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  • Talibah
    5.0 out of 5 stars What Happened to the Promises made to Haiti?
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2017
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    Thanks for the journey. This work has been helpful in writing my thesis paper.
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  • Nila Novotny MD
    5.0 out of 5 stars True But Depressing.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2015
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    This was good, but a little depressing. Of course, everything I learn about Haiti has been depressing.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars While the literal "killings" in this book are minimal, ...
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2016
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    While the literal "killings" in this book are minimal, Mark Schuller brings us an anthropological work of exceptional quality. Schuller committed to learning Haitian Creole, in Haiti, before beginning his research in earnest. The 'homework' pays off in this exceptionally attentive work.
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  • AleBene
    5.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward analyses of 2 types of NGOs with attention to gender dynamics
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2013
    An extremely straightforward explanation of how different NGOs work on the ground. From short reflections from his field work, Schuller expands out to assess two types of NGOs: ones funded mostly by governmental sources and others funded privately. He examines different variables (management hierarchies, mission statements, place of operation, gender dynamics) to offer a contemporary reading of how NGOs are (and aren't helpful) in addressing poverty.
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  • dawn klasinski
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, only buy if needed
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020
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    This book was required for school. The quality of the book is good, but reading it is not recommended. It was very wordy and a lot of it seemed unnecessary.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad I paused to reflect and contemplate before continuing work ...
    Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2016
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    Many thanks to Mark Schuller. I'm glad I paused to reflect and contemplate before continuing work in Haiti. This book is of incredible value in understanding the perspective of Haitian beneficiaries.
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