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HABILLAGE HUMANITAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- empathy washing
1, record 1, English, empathy%20washing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the technological euphoria spawned by the refugee crisis suggests that we update the list of clever co-optation efforts that arise from compassionate capitalism ... with yet another term: "empathy-washing." It seems apt to describe growing corporate efforts to hijack humanitarian crises in order to tout corporate commitment to humanitarianism. 2, record 1, English, - empathy%20washing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- habillage humanitaire
1, record 1, French, habillage%20humanitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stratégie de communication d'une entreprise ou d'une organisation qui cherche à améliorer son image de marque en se réclamant abusivement de valeurs humanitaires. 2, record 1, French, - habillage%20humanitaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quant au texte […], il montre concrètement, de façon systématique, […] à quel point l'habillage humanitaire est une pure et simple opération de manipulation médiatique et idéologique et qu'en aucun cas, sur aucun plan, elle n'est une réponse aux problèmes humanitaires bien réels [existants]. 3, record 1, French, - habillage%20humanitaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
habillage humanitaire : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 13 décembre 2017. 4, record 1, French, - habillage%20humanitaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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