{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What it means for humanitarians to be political | Rethinking Humanitarianism","description":"Saving lives is a choice, and that makes it hard for humanitarianism to be completely apolitical despite long-running debates about neutrality and impartiality. But what does being political look like? On this episode: Flotillas and White Helmets, the difference between speaking out as individual humanitarian actors or as a unified collective, moving beyond simply being in \u201csolidarity with communities\u201d, and finding a diversity of voices to build a future version of humanitarianism. Guests:&amp;nbsp; Shatha Elnakib, faculty and deputy director of the Center for Humanitarian Health at Johns Hopkins University, and lead author of The Lancet\u2019s article,&amp;nbsp;The humanitarian system: politics can not be avoided. Jonathan Whittall, executive director and founder of the KEYS Initiative Got a question or feedback? Email&amp;nbsp;podcast@thenewhumanitarian.org or post on social media using the hashtag #RethinkingHumanitarianism. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The New Humanitarian","author_url":"https:\/\/www.thenewhumanitarian.org\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41174340\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/a03c50\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201615855"}