Humanitarians on the Frontier

Alasdair Gordon-Gibson

doi:10.5771/9781538151044

Humanitarians on the Frontier

Identity and Access Along the Borders of Power

Published 2021

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538151044
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-5103-7
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-5104-4
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

The book examines the reasons behind accusations of dysfunctional humanitarian identities and the loss of space for impartial action. Through a combination of practical examples in case studies from the field with a theoretical and philosophical approach to questions of voluntary service, community and identity, it reconsiders the exceptional discourse that constructs these identities and drives humanitarian response in environments of complex emergency. By recognizing both the strength and the limits of its social and political agency, the study presents opportunities for the construction of a less exceptional space, or ‘niche’ within the humanitarian sector, where the politics is around one of an ordinary humanitarian society instead of an ordered humanitarian system.

Schlagworte

Development NGOs Humanitarian Aid

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Preface
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
1–12 Introduction 1–12
13–20 1 Humanitarian Relations 13–20
21–28 2 Voluntary Service 21–28
29–46 3 Evolving Expressions of Humanitarian Space 29–46
47–62 4 The Social Identity of the Niche 47–62
63–76 5 Risks and Opportunities 63–76
77–96 6 The Spirit of Humanity 77–96
97–116 7 Case Studies 97–116
117–132 8 Re-Harbouring the Humanitarians 117–132
133–154 9 Changing the Social Order 133–154
155–194 Notes 155–194
195–216 Bibliography 195–216
217–232 Index 217–232
233–233 About the Author 233–233

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