Based on research with key stakeholders, this paper draws on theories of organisational and political listening to analyse the critical emergence of ‘localisation’ during the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit. The central focus is the two-year pre-summit consultation process, engaging 23,000-plus people, mainly from the Global South, and organised specifically to bring different views and experiences to the task of reforming the global humanitarian agenda. This research explores ‘voice and listening’ during the consultations, investigating how these were framed by, and have framed, power differentials within the humanitarian system. The consultations were a unique event, evoking optimism among participants that change might be possible. However, the space to speak, and the listening that occurred, struggled to breach the political sphere. The ‘Grand Bargain’, some interviewees claim, amounted to a re-silencing. Notably, the localisation debate happened when a largely coherent message from the Global South and allies emerged, making unmet but heard claims on powerful actors.

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寂静的声音？在世界人道主义峰会上聆听本地化

基于对主要利益相关者的研究，本文利用组织和政治倾听理论来分析 2016 年世界人道主义峰会期间“本地化”的重要出现。核心焦点是为期两年的峰会前磋商进程，吸引了 23,000 多人（主要来自南半球国家）参与，并专门组织起来，为改革全球人道主义议程的任务带来不同的观点和经验。本研究探讨了协商期间的“声音和倾听”，调查了​​人道主义系统内的权力差异是如何形成和形成的。这次磋商是一次独特的活动，激发了与会者的乐观情绪，认为变革是可能的。然而，说话的空间和所发生的倾听却很难突破政治领域。一些受访者称，这次“大交易”相当于重新沉默。值得注意的是，本土化辩论发生时，全球南方和盟友发出了基本一致的信息，对强大的参与者提出了未得到满足但已听到的要求。