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Dorothea Hilhorst

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Thea Hilhorst
Academic background
Alma materWageningen Universiteit
ThesisRecords and reputations : everyday politics of a Philippine development NGO (2000)

Dorothea Johanna Maria (Thea) Hilhorst is a professor of humanitarian studies at the International Institute for Social Studies of Erasmus University in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Education and career

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Hilhorst received her Ph.D. from Wageningen University in 2000 with the thesis title Records and Reputations: Everyday Politics of a Philippine Development NGO. She was a professor for humanitarian aid at Wageningen University.[1] As of 2022, Hilhorst was a professor at Leiden University and at Rotterdam.[2] Hilhorst is the president of the International Humanitarian Studies Association.[3][better source needed]

Selected publications

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  • D.J.M. Hilhorst, B. Weijs and G. van der Haar (2017, eds) People, Aid and Institutions in Socio-Economic Recovery. Facing Fragilities. London, Earthscan/Routledge
  • Jennifer B. Barrett, Margit van Wessel and Dorothea Hilhorst (2016) Advocacy for Development. Effectiveness, Monitoring and Evaluation. E-book, 91 page
  • D.J.M. Hilhorst (2013). Disaster, Conflict and Society in Crisis. London and New York: Routledge Humanitarian studies
  • G.E.A. Bankoff, G.E. Frerks & D.J.M. Hilhorst (2004). Mapping vulnerability. Disasters, development & people. London: Earthscan[4][5]
  • D.J.M. Hilhorst (2003). The real world of NGOs: Discourses, diversity and development. London: Zedbooks[6]

Honors and awards

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Hilhorst received the Spinoza Prize, the highest Dutch scientific prize, in 2022.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Dorothea Hilhorst – IHSA". ihsa.info. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  2. ^ "Thea Hilhorst on her second appointment as a LDE professor". Leiden University. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  3. ^ "Thea Hilhorst | African Studies Centre Leiden". www.ascleiden.nl. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  4. ^ Review of Mapping Vulnerability
  5. ^ Bryant, Ted (2006). "Mapping Vulnerability: Disasters, Development and People - Edited by Greg Bankoff, Georg Frerks and Dorothea Hilhorst". Geographical Research. 44 (3): 328–329. Bibcode:2006GeoRs..44..328B. doi:10.1111/j.1745-5871.2006.00395.x. ISSN 1745-5863.
  6. ^ Review of The real world of NGOs
    • Peters, Rebecca Warne (August 2005). "The Real World of NGOs: Discourses, Diversity and Development". The Journal of Development Studies; Abingdon. 41 (6): 1154 – via Proquest.
  7. ^ "Prof. dr. ir. Thea Hilhorst". Dutch Research Council (NWO). 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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