This paper explores the current standing of humanitarian ethics from two different, and yet interrelated perspectives. The first argues that shortcomings of humanitarianism are symptoms of deeper social and political problems inextricably linked to the nature of humanitarian practices, while the second takes notion of humanitarian compassion as the primary moral (and political) disposition of the 21st century individual under critical scrutiny. By bringing inconsistencies of humanitarianism into the spotlight I show how humanitarianism has become a language that inextricably serves to govern human beings. Hence, by disclosing pathologies internal to the humanitarian system, I hope that I am at the same time pointing at things that a reimagi...
«EMERGENCY» AND «DEVELOPMENT», « PROFESSIONNALIZATION» AND «ACTIVISM» IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION In the ...
This study argues that humanitarian interventions are not undertaken merely to alleviate the sufferi...
Bernard Hours, The Ideology of Humanitarianism, or Moral Globalisation Humanitarian ideology can be...
For more than 150 years, the international community’s assistance to those affected by various human...
This short article is in two parts : first, setting the stage : some pointers on humanitarianism tod...
Nowadays, as everything bears the title “humanitarian”, both problems and solutions, anyone who work...
The epistemic terrain of humanitarian morality hasundergone a profound paradigmatic transformationin...
The question of how "humanitarianism" became possible, and whether humanitarianism is a factor of po...
Cet article explore les sources et conséquences d’une tension constitutive du discours humanitaire, ...
À la suite du développement du droit international et du principe de la responsabilité de protéger l...
“Classical” or “Dunantist” humanitarianism has traditionally been constructed around the core princi...
Bien que le travail humanitaire soit lié à des questions éthiques parfois préoccupantes, aucune revu...
Aujourd’hui, un discours dominant affirme que le travail humanitaire est devenu dangereux. Face à l’...
International audienceThe starting point of the article is the divergence between theory, that is to...
This article contributes to the international political theory of humanitarianism by unpicking the p...
«EMERGENCY» AND «DEVELOPMENT», « PROFESSIONNALIZATION» AND «ACTIVISM» IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION In the ...
This study argues that humanitarian interventions are not undertaken merely to alleviate the sufferi...
Bernard Hours, The Ideology of Humanitarianism, or Moral Globalisation Humanitarian ideology can be...
For more than 150 years, the international community’s assistance to those affected by various human...
This short article is in two parts : first, setting the stage : some pointers on humanitarianism tod...
Nowadays, as everything bears the title “humanitarian”, both problems and solutions, anyone who work...
The epistemic terrain of humanitarian morality hasundergone a profound paradigmatic transformationin...
The question of how "humanitarianism" became possible, and whether humanitarianism is a factor of po...
Cet article explore les sources et conséquences d’une tension constitutive du discours humanitaire, ...
À la suite du développement du droit international et du principe de la responsabilité de protéger l...
“Classical” or “Dunantist” humanitarianism has traditionally been constructed around the core princi...
Bien que le travail humanitaire soit lié à des questions éthiques parfois préoccupantes, aucune revu...
Aujourd’hui, un discours dominant affirme que le travail humanitaire est devenu dangereux. Face à l’...
International audienceThe starting point of the article is the divergence between theory, that is to...
This article contributes to the international political theory of humanitarianism by unpicking the p...
«EMERGENCY» AND «DEVELOPMENT», « PROFESSIONNALIZATION» AND «ACTIVISM» IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION In the ...
This study argues that humanitarian interventions are not undertaken merely to alleviate the sufferi...
Bernard Hours, The Ideology of Humanitarianism, or Moral Globalisation Humanitarian ideology can be...