Humanitarianism

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. It is an important moment to do so. Just about every tenet of humanitarianism is currently open to question as never before.

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