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The Future of Humanitarian Action: Mapping the Implications of Iraq and Other Recent Crises
Author(s) -
Donini Antonio,
Minear Larry,
Walker Peter
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.0361-3666.2004.00252.x
Subject(s) - humanitarian aid , framing (construction) , general partnership , devaluation , famine , political science , action (physics) , poison control , political economy , sociology , engineering , medicine , law , economics , currency , physics , environmental health , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , monetary economics
In late 2003 the Feinstein International Famine Center, in partnership with institutions in London, Geneva and Washington, organised a series of consultations on the future of humanitarian action post‐Iraq. This article is based on those discussions. A number of recurring concerns are elaborated, ranging from the perception of humanitarianism as a Northern‐driven and Northern‐controlled enterprise, through the politicisation of security and the devaluation of the protective power of emblems, to the very nature of how the crisis in Iraq is perceived. The article explores the implications of such issues for humanitarian workers and their institutions. It concludes by framing an agenda for action by the humanitarian sector.