Skeletons in the closet
Why humanitarian energy projects fail and how we can learn from them
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19487229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nazifa Rafa (0000-0003-0595-8253, University of Cambridge, corresponding author), Iwona Bisaga (0000-0003-4126-3408, Action for ME), Ronan Ferguson, Paul Quigley, Aimee Jenks (Action for ME), Tash Perros (0000-0002-0251-1272, Centre for Sustainable Energy) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 137 |
| Pages | 104781 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Energy Research & Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-6296 • E-ISSN: 2214-6326 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104781 |
| OpenAlex | W7162683694 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
Corporate governance · Dignity · Humanitarian aid · Interdependence · Market failure · Private sector · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · International Development and Aid
Classical humanitarianism and resilience humanitarianism
Engineering and humanitarian intervention
Moving beyond informal action
The Rhetoric and Reality of Localisation
From Theory to Practice
Research as usual in humanitarian settings? Equalising power in academic-NGO research partnerships through co-production
Lost learnings
The emerging world of humanitarian energy
Energy access and sustainable development for displaced populations
Improving the use of history by the international humanitarian sector
UN Sustainable Development Goals and the “Refugee Gap”
Non-Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizational Effectiveness
The participation of urban displaced populations in (in)formal markets
Aid projects
The Anti-Politics of Development
The camp as market frontier
International development and the private sector
Enrolling the Private Sector in Community Development
Resiliency Humanitarianism
There is no Future in Humanitarianism
Solar streetlights in post-earthquake Nepal
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |