Disaster Management Ethics - Trainer's Guide - 1st Edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 104 p.): TOPIC 2: Providing humanitarian assistance to displaced populations and refugees: 22. Three types of ethical dilemmas

Disaster Management Ethics - Trainer's Guide - 1st Edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 104 p.)

TOPIC 2: Providing humanitarian assistance to displaced populations and refugees

		(introduction...)
		21. Introduction
		22. Three types of ethical dilemmas
		23. Ethical issues
		24. More ethical issues
		25. Ethical Issue #1
		26. Ethical Issue #2
		27. Ethical Issue #3
		28. Ethical Issue #4
		29. Ethical Issue #5
		30. Ethical Issue #6
		31. Ethical Issue #7
		32. Ethical Issue #8
		33. Ethical Issue #9
		34. Ethical Issue #10
		35. Summary

22. Three types of ethical dilemmas

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Review the three types of ethical dilemmas that Ken Wilson specified in his essay. Return to the list of ethical issues developed by participants and identify what type of dilemma each is, according to Wilson's typology. Are there other types that should be included in the list? Is Wilson's methodology for resolution of the dilemma feasible? If not, why not?

	Ethical dilemma	Methodology for resolution
1	Choosing between options with conflicting merits and costs	Professional training to make most effective decisions
2	The values of intended beneficiaries clash with those of humanitarian institutions	Mechanisms of participation and empowerment to facilitate negotiated decision-making and problem resolution
3	Ethical conflicts perceived within a hierarchy of moral obligations	Consensus around the sanctity of life can serve as the ultimate value superseding moral constrictions of military, economic and political interests