Humanitarianism: a dictionary of concepts

by Allen, Tim Macdonald, Anna Radice, Henry

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Full title :Humanitarianism : a dictionary of concepts / edited by Tim Allen, Anna Macdonald and Henry Radice

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Accountability / Bayard Roberts -- Humanitarian advocacy / Duncan Green -- Arenas / Dorothea Hilhorst -- Camps / Sarah-Jane Cooper-Knock and Katy Long -- Communication / Shani Orgad -- Epidemics / Gillian McKay and Melissa Parker -- Faith, aid and global governance / Jonathan C. Agensky -- Famine / Alex de Waal -- Genocide / Tim Allen and Elizabeth Storer -- Humanitarianism / Tim Allen -- Humanity / Henry Radice -- International humanitarian law / Rebecca Sutton and Orly Stern -- Intervention / Chris Brown -- Justice / Anna Macdonald -- Medical humanitarianism / Tim Allen -- Memory / Rachel Ibreck -- Migration / Ruben Andersson -- Post-humanitarianism / Lilie Chouliaraki -- Prevention : the challenge of theory and practice / Tatiana Carayannis and Sabrina Stein -- Resources / Koen Vlassenroot, Jeroen Cuvelier and Bruno De Cordier -- Responsibility to protect / Kirsten Ainley -- Terrorism / Stuart Gordon -- Violence against women and girls / Christine Chinkin -- War and humanitarianism / Mary Kaldor

"Humanitarian action has in recent years confronted geopolitical challenges that have upended much of its conventional modus operandi and presented threats to its foundational assumptions and legal frameworks. Humanitarianism: A Dictionary of Concepts provides an authoritative analysis that attempts to rethink, rather than merely problematize or define the issues at stake in contemporary humanitarian debates"