The Politics of Humanitarianism: Power, Ideology and Aid : 9781780768304

Humanitarian intervention has increasingly become the prevalent means of providing protection and aid at a global level. Yet alongside its success concerns have been raised that humanitarianism has increasingly become an economic enterprise and a political tool for controlling territories and governing international relations. In The Politics of Humanitarianism authors from a variety of disciplines provide a comprehensive critique of the humanitarian enterprise. How are those on the end of humanitarian action influenced by different epistemologies and applications of international law? What is the complex relationship between values - what humanitarian action is intended to be - and practice - what happens on the ground? Combining international case studies with critical theoretical evaluations, and including chapters on international aid, refugees, childhood and women's rights, The Politics of Humanitarianism offers a timely and critical analysis of the contemporary humanitarian system.

Author: Antonio de Lauri

Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company

Publication Date: Oct 22, 2015

Number of Pages: 192 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1780768303

ISBN-13: 9781780768304