While localization is high on the agenda for humanitarian actors, at present, humanitarian governance does not support the localization agenda. To understand better why, Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Dennis Dijkzeul explore three issues underpinning humanitarian governance: the problem construction, consolidation and growth of the sector, and the sorting of civilians. They conclude that the localization agenda is important, but for it to succeed a fundamental change of the humanitarian system is needed.

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