An Introduction to Humanitarian Action

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-39555-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 246 mm x 172 mm, Gewicht: 672 g

Reihe: Routledge Humanitarian Studies

This important new textbook provides a concise and practice-oriented introduction to the workings of the humanitarian sector and the key contemporary debates surrounding it.

The number of people around the world in need of humanitarian action and protection is at its highest figure in decades; yet at the same time, the humanitarian system is facing numerous problems and undergoing fundamental reforms. This book invites us to tackle these challenges head on, addressing the increasing complexity of humanitarian crises and the implications for humanitarian principles and standards as well as the management of humanitarian projects. Expansive in scope, the book covers:

- The sector’s historical foundations and the need to decolonise

- The main types of crises and sectors of humanitarian response

- State and non-state actors and institutions

- The key rules, norms, and project management approaches

- Key trends and challenges, including access, innovation, and anticipation

The book also covers important debates on localisation, inclusive programming, and the decolonisation of the humanitarian system. This exciting new textbook will be an important read for students looking for a comprehensive introduction, as well as for practitioners wanting to stimulate critical thinking and enhance their practical skills.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Radtke, Katrin

Roepstorff, Kristina

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Projektmanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1 Introduction 1 Humanitarian action in a changing world; Zoom in: Interactions between local and international response; 2 Decolonising humanitarian action; PART 2 Humanitarian response 3 Humanitarian crises; 4 Actors and institutions; Zoom in: Communities as first responders; 5 Rules and norms of humanitarian action; 6 Modalities and sectors; Zoom in: Humanitarianism across the globe; 7 Humanitarian management; Zoom in: Different models of humanitarian action; PART 3 Trends and challenges 8 Humanitarian access; 9 Diversity and inclusion in humanitarian action; 10 Nexus thinking: linking humanitarian action with development, peace, and beyond; 11 Humanitarian innovation: past, present, and future of a movement for change; 12 Anticipatory humanitarian action

Über Autor(innen)

Katrin Radtke is a senior research associate and lecturer at the Institute for Law of Peace and Armed Conflict at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. She is Academic Director of the academy for humanitarian action (aha) and Academic Coordinator of the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) Joint Master’s Programme in Bochum. She obtained her doctorate in political science from the Humboldt University Berlin and holds an MA in political sciences from the New School University New York. Her research focuses on disaster risk assessment and localisation of humanitarian action. Before joining the Ruhr University Bochum she spent several years working for the NGO Welthungerhilfe in the field of humanitarian action.

Kristina Roepstorff is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg and Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). She has been teaching on the European NOHA Master Programme in International Humanitarian Action since 2008 and as an associate faculty member at the School of Humanitarian Studies, Royal Roads University, Canada, since 2015. Kristina obtained her Habilitation in political science from the University of Magdeburg (2023) and her doctorate in political science from Bremen University (2009). With her research on humanitarian action, peacebuilding, and forced migration, she seeks to bridge academic research and teaching with policy and practice.