Handbook on Humanitarian Crises

Edited by Alpaslan Özerdem, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Dean, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, USA

‘The Handbook on Humanitarian Crises edited by Alpaslan Özerdem is one of those rare compilations possessing the imaginative power and practical insight needed to help recreate an entire field of thought and practice. The essays collected here take a refreshingly critical look at the conceptual foundations, current operations, and future prospects of the field of humanitarian intervention. Readers used to the usual dryness and technicality of professional handbooks will be delighted to discover studies that are readable and provocative as well as accurate and comprehensive. Those interested in responding effectively to complex humanitarian crises should consider this book an indispensable resource.’

• ContentsIntroduction to the Handbook on Humanitarian Crises 1Alpaslan ÖzerdemPART I FOUNDATIONS OF HUMANITARIAN GOVERNANCE1 Humanity in theory and practice: values, principles and moral problems inhumanitarian action 18Hugo Slim2 The politics of humanitarianism 34Antonio De Lauri and Heidi Mogstad3 The clash of sovereignty and humanitarianism: a legal perspective 44Taj Hussain4 Public policy and humanitarian crises: global perspectives 57Ratna B. Dougherty and Naim Kapucu5 Framing crisis: the impact of discursive formations on aid design inCentral America’s Northern Triangle 68Isabella Shraiman and Dorothea Hilhorst6 Tying humanitarian relief to peacebuilding: UN peace operations’response to disaster 91Silvia Danielak7 The primacy of non-governmental organisations in humanitarian relief 102Eric James and Ernest Ogbozor8 Transformation of humanitarian aid: a critical review of responses tohumanitarian crises 112Hiroto Tanaka9 Community resilience in humanitarian crises 122SungYong Lee10 Navigating the landscape of inclusive humanitarian action 134Nadia Lahdili11 Communication, media and humanitarian action 146Piers RobinsonPART II CONTEMPORARY HUMANITARIAN CRISES AND OPERATIONALRESPONSES12 Challenges and barriers in collaborative humanitarian efforts in Ukraineduring wartime 159Olga Pysmenna13 Climate, conflict and the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan: lessons fromcommunity resilience 174Billy Agwanda and Israel Nyaburi Nyadera14 How refugee crises begin and become protracted: lessons from Kenya 187Gordon Ogutu15 Insurgency, counterinsurgency, and famine-like conditions in NortheastNigeria 199Ernest Ogbozor16 News coverage of humanitarian crisis: a study of banditry in NorthwestNigeria 209Idris Mohammed and Eric Msughter Aondover17 The real water crisis: the case in Iraq 218Sala Kurtz18 Disaster preparedness by state and non-state actors: lessons from Turkey’sFebruary 2023 earthquake 229H. Kürşad Aslan19 Poverty and food security in Afghanistan post 2021 242Mansoor Ehsan20 The complex humanitarian crisis in Yemen: the story of man-made foodinsecurity and potential famine 252Abdulrahman Abohajeb and Hamad Aldhlea21 Unfettered war: consequences of the extinguished humanitarian space inGaza 263Ghassan ElkahloutPART III EMERGING TRENDS AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITARIANACTION22 Towards a culture of proactiveness: the power of Anticipatory Action 277Khairul Rahaman Sheikh23 Rethinking humanitarian crises through risks and catastrophes in the risksociety 294M. Salih Elmas24 International coordination in preparedness: evolving practices to addressfuture humanitarian crises 304Salar Khudadad and Bruno Husquinet25 Innovative humanitarian leadership: lessons from South Sudan 318Peter Van der Auweraert26 Impact of global public health crises on mental health: an in-depthunderstanding of systemic factors, challenges, and hard-learnedinnovations 330Harsimran Kaur Wadhwa and Kristen Ullrich27 Gender policy perspectives on forced displacement: addressing sexual andreproductive health and rights in FCV settings 341Leila Hanafi and Danielle Marie Hites28 Terrorism and humanitarian crises: challenges and recommendations forhumanitarian action 353Abdul-Akeem Sadiq29 Humanitarian technology 365Keil Eggers30 Data and technology: how the digital transformation of humanitarianaction reinforces the pursuit of legibility 375Ziad Al Achkar31 Understanding strategies for conflict resolution in humanitarian crises 387Charles E. Davidson32 Bringing the “human” to humanitarian training: reflections on scenario-based exercise training activities 397David J. Smith and Jess Bonnan-White