Critical whiteness in community and humanitarian development

Exploring Critical Whiteness in community and humanitarian development allows for an exploration of ongoing challenges that may occur in this discipline. Such insights can help alleviate possible pain points that deter the meaningful inclusion of marginalized groups. Often Whiteness manifests within these fields by producing disproportionate outcomes for the needs of different communities as well as the ongoing challenge of humanitarian aid being offered during times of crisis. Within these fields of practice that seek to better the lives of different individuals in communities and the adversity they encounter, there are contradictions. This section expresses a particular challenge concerning how the imposition of different worldviews influences how best to offer help and assistance without a clear and straightforward solution. These chapters speak to how the disruption of the dominant Western and White discourses in community and humanitarian development can be deconstructed through collaboration and reflection.