I cannot recall -- do you speak Tagalog or Bahasa? Around here, newcomer Charli must be responsible for the other one...
Ad says Arabic or Tagalog "desirable" not "required". So he can apply whether he speaks 'em or not.
I don't want to even touch the ethical question right now, but holy shit. I can't believe this job exists.
Finally something I can use to justify making my policy students read Ruggie and Wendt in the "Rules of War" class!
Ok, having been prodded by Peter to actually comment on the ethical implications:
I suppose that the questions that I would need answered before commenting on the ethics include: what is the purpose of my work? Also, is the work that I would be doing any different than something that could be found in the public domain? Is it something that I wouldn't otherwise be happy doing at a university? Finally, would the people who are the focus of the work *want* this kind of work done on them? Would I be helping to exploit vulnerable peoples?
It's not just that one could be working for the Man (which almost all of us do, in some way), it's that one could be very directly supporting a brutal neocolonialist project. Or not, I'd have to read more about the job. I would also wonder what, say, Bud or David Blaney's opinions on this were.
I have to rely on the Donald Duck theory of ethics here, sire: "Ethics, smethics, so long as I am rich."
Keep in mind, of course, this was normally when the world came crashing down on our hero, so keep that in mind.
Why didn't you post a link? Trying to cut down the competition?
I have found that this type of analysis has been more readily embraced by government and private industry alike.
In my opinion, there is nothing inherently wrong with this type of work (although I am now certainly working for "the Man"). Regardless of how states become disorganized, it seems reasonable to argue that the world (and the citizens of those states) have at least a base interest in order. Attempts at state-building have been mostly unsuccessful largely because architects seemingly ignored this aspect of state-capacity and authority. Seems to me it would serve us all if we (whether through public, private, or academic analysis) could get a better handle on this elusive subject...
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