Humanitarianism in Question : : Politics, Power, Ethics / / ed. by Thomas G. Weiss, Michael Barnett.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Barnett, Michael,; Calhoun, Craig,; Fearon, James D.,; Hammond, Laura,; Hoffman, Peter J.,; Hopgood, Stephen,; Redfield, Peter,; Rubenstein, Jennifer C.,; Snyder, Jack,; Stein, Janice Gross,; Weiss, Thomas G.,
• HerausgeberIn: Barnett, Michael,; Weiss, Thomas G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2011]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Cornell paperbacks
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 3 tables, 9 charts/graphs

Years of tremendous growth in response to complex emergencies have left a mark on the humanitarian sector. Various matters that once seemed settled are now subjects of intense debate. What is humanitarianism? Is it limited to the provision of relief to victims of conflict, or does it include broader...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• List of Abbreviations
• 1. Humanitarianism: A Brief History of the Present
• 2. The Rise of Emergency Relief Aid
• 3. The Imperative to Reduce Suffering: Charity, Progress, and Emergencies in the Field of Humanitarian Action
• 4. Saying "No" to Wal-Mart? Money and Morality in Professional Humanitarianism
• 5. Humanitarian Organizations: Accountable-Why, to Whom, for What, and How?
• 6. The Grand Strategies of Humanitarianism
• 7. The Power of Holding Humanitarianism Hostage and the Myth of Protective Principles
• 8. Sacrifice, Triage, and Global Humanitarianism
• 9. The Distributive Commitments of International NGOs
• 10. Humanitarianism as a Scholarly Vocation
• 11. Humanitarianism and Practitioners: Social Science Matters
• Contributors
• Index