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Child sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers and humanitarian aid worker: A critical analysis of the humanitarian aid structure
Vérant, Elvire ; Gallen, James (vedoucí práce) ; Berg, Julie (oponent)
Since 1990' several cases of child sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers and humanitarian workers have been disclosed to the public, resulting in the humanitarian system to establish policies and measures to counter the phenomenon. However, the structural aspect of the humanitarian system has been overlooked by the organizations and superficially explored by academics concerning the bureaucratic and institutional factors that creates opportunities for the perpetration of such acts. Thus, this paper will stage the current literature on child SEA in the humanitarian context. Then, it will identify and analyze some of the key features of the humanitarian system that hinder prevention and enhance perpetration. It will be done through bureaucratic and institutional theoretical lenses under three dimensions (accountability, legitimacy, and internal culture). The analysis found that insulation from feedback, administrative secrecy, professionalization, ceremonial inspection and evaluation, the prioritization of self-preservation, and the normalization of deviance were some the key factors that create child SEA opportunities and hinder its adequate prevention. The key concerns of child SEA by those enlisted to protect them are highlighted through the use of case studies from the Haiti child sexual...
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