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This dissertation examines how, why, and to what effect private voluntary organizations (PVOs) partnered with the U.S. federal government on projects aimed at fighting overseas hunger, disease, and poverty. Detailing the period between World War II and the passage of the 1973 Fo…

The Great Depression and New Deal had a profound impact on the United States. It led to the need for fundamental changes in the nation, especially regarding the federal government’s role and size. The beginning of the Great Depression marked the end of the “New Era” that the Uni…

The politicization of humanitarian aid is one of the most polarizing issues facing the humanitarian sector today. There is a lack of consensus on the suitability and impact that aid politician has on humanitarian response efforts. Traditional humanitarians, known as Dunantists, …

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) refers to the intentional damaging of one’s own body tissue without the intent to die as a result. NSSI violates the innate drive for self-preservation, and yet it occurs in over 10% of the general American population. The most common reason report…

Iraq was the first political and humanitarian crisis to be described as a "complex emergency." Contested claims about human suffering there--beginning shortly after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and continuing for over a decade under UN sanctions--became the justification fo…