The full version of the recent Tufts report on Iraq 'Taking Sides or Saving Lives: Existential Choices for the Humanitarian Enterprise in Iraq' is now available to download from their website (1.8MB pdf).
This work, led by Greg Hansen with researchers from the Feinstein International Center and involving Iraqi colleagues presently living and working in Iraq, is an in-depth, field-based study of how Iraqis caught up in the tragedy facing their country view humanitarian aid, its local relevance, and its place in the greater global politic.
The research, carried out between October and December 2006 as part of their Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Principles, Power and Perceptions project, sampled the views of over 165 Iraqis in Baghdad, regional towns, and the rural hinterland. Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish populations were all sampled. The research also incorporates the perspectives of those involved in the humanitarian response in Iraq and builds on earlier data-gathering conducted in and around Iraq since early 2004 for the Feinstein International Center's Humanitarianism and War Project.
In recent months, this study has been the subject of debriefings in the Middle East, Europe, and North America, where it has been well received. It has contributed to a growing alarm about the severity of the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and the need to address it more effectively. Tufts welcome comment on the report and reflections on its implications for Iraqis and for aid agencies working there.
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