This open access collection of essays explores the emotional agency of images in the construction of ‘humanitarian crises’ from the nineteenth century to th

This book presents a new framework of analysis to assess natural and man-made disasters and humanitarian crises, and the feasibility of interventions in these c

In addressing humanitarian crises, the international community has struggled in making the transition from short-term relief to long-term rehabilitation and cri

Traditionally, humanitarianism is considered a nonpolitical urgent response to human suffering. However, this characterization ignores the politics that create