Local aid workers in Amman, Jordan My recent too-short research trip to Jordan yielded many interviews with local aid workers in Amman and at the refugee camp at Azraq.  The hospitality and openness of all the aid workers I talked with was deeply gratifying, and our talks were all extraordinarily productive. These aid workers and I are now working on a survey instrument that we hope can be widely circulated among local aid workers in and around Amman and perhaps even beyond. More to come on the content of these interviews, but for now I want to recount an after-hours conversation related to Azraq and refugee camps in general. Over a couple beers a small group of us traded insights about a range of topics including Trump’s response to the protests and counter protests Charlottesville, the living situation in the various Syrian refugee camps, and the gap between donor interests … Continue reading A sense of humor from a local aid worker in Amman, Jordan