Advanced search    

Search: Political Philosophy

138 papers found.
Use AND, OR, NOT, +word, -word, "long phrase", (parentheses) to fine-tune your search.

SEmHuS: a semantically embedded humanitarian space

lowest priorities for those who operate there. In humanitarian crises, interests and preferences of decision-makers are driven by their original languages, cultures, education, religions, and political ... political affiliations. Therefore, imposing a universal solution upon them might be difficult, if not impossible. The shortage in machine-based reasoning techniques that could be applied to humanitarian data

The stagnation of innovation in humanitarian cash assistance

internal and external capacities, inherent characteristics of new financial technology (fintech), and a wider social, political, and regulatory context. According to the cyclical model of technological ... political context (Dearing and Cox 2018) . Innovators can be represented by an organization if the diffusion is a system-wide effort across the organization or a selected individual within an organization

Recognising the shadow pandemic in the humanitarian sector: ending violence against women in the aftermath of COVID-19

structural relations of power that are deeply rooted in cultural, social, economic, and political systems of the different societies and communities assisted by humanitarian organisations. The term ... , Europe, and Central Asia region; but also supporting and expanding helplines in Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya; and supporting emergency legal assistance services in Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya. Driving political

Refugee COVID-19 protocol adherence and NGO staff perceptions: paternalism and power in humanitarian assistance

power over refugees in paternalistic ways (Verdirame and Harrell-Bond 2005) . Humanitarian assistance often de-emphasizes the agency of refugees, treating refugees as if they are detached from political ... belonging because they are not treated as political beings that have the capacity to belong to a polity. In this way, paternalism can lead to what Agamben (1998) called “bare life” and what Malkki (2002

Who is your constituency? The political engagement of humanitarian organisations

The World Humanitarian Summit of 2016 was an attempt to elevate humanitarian organisations more completely into the international political domain. Humanitarian organisations are agencies which ... conflict or man-made disasters and use the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence to guide their work. However, humanitarian organisations have always been political

The militarization of cattle raiding in South Sudan: how a traditional practice became a tool for political violence

Massacre of the early 1990s, in which Riek Machar mobilized local herders to mount a devastating attack against the heartland of Sudan People’s Liberation Army Leader John Garang, political leaders have ... order to mobilize armed herders for their political movements. Political leaders' systematic exploitation of customary raiding practices gravely inflames the current conflict, but the role of

NeuroEPO plus (NeuralCIM®) in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s clinical syndrome: the ATHENEA randomized clinical trial

incidence of dementia and interaction between genetic admixture, apoe genotype, lipids and dementia in an admixed Cuban population . Degree of Doctor of Philosophy . Institute of Psychiatry, King's College

Empathy in frontline humanitarian negotiations: a relational approach to engagement

Sutton 1 Emily Paddon Rhoads 0 0 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science , Swarthmore College, PA, Swarthmore , USA 1 Senior Lecturer in International Law, School of Law, University of ... politics . American Political Science Association, Task Force Report , Washington, DC. McGinley M , Opal D , Richaud MC , and Mesurado B ( 2014 ) ' Cross-cultural evidence of multidimensional prosocial

“Bracketing” Foreign Policy from Domestic Affairs: A New Paradigm for International Negotiation and Decision-Making

This paper argues that geo-political negotiators must separate domestic issues from their calculations and consider only strategic goals and international concerns when working through issues with ... decision. Thus, self-knowledge along with the discipline and ability to set aside these constructions – no matter how important they are to one’s personality and political philosophy—are the most important

The paradox of externally driven localisation: a case study on how local actors manage the contradictory legitimacy requirements of top-down bottom-up aid

is that when local people take a leading role in community-based aid, they have the opportunity to enhance their skillset, improve their (political) position, strengthen local relationships, establish ... on whether they constitute political critiques of the status quo or ‘purely technical’ solutions to delivering social change. Collectively, these theories form the basis for the legitimacy criteria of

Non-state actors and education as a humanitarian response: role of faith-based organizations in education for Syrian refugees in Turkey

. The paper presents the wider socio-political context of Turkey to analyze the motivations of the Islamic humanitarian sector in exercising education facilities for a linguistically and culturally ... as a part of AKP’s wider political project, Islamic NGOs have flourished since 2002 (Ünsaldi, 2013, Morvaridi 2013, Kaya 2015) . Today, a great many humanitarian NGOs in Turkey have also religious

Beyond gender mainstreaming: transforming humanitarian action, organizations and culture

, which is the assurance of security and freedom from violence; and agency, which is an individual’s ability to make decisions about strategic life outcomes and to have voice in governance and political ... potentially transformational approach in fragile and conflict settings (Andrews et al. 2021) . so is perceived to violate existing political and social structures.8 Moreover, as (Santos, 2020) argues

The ICRC at a crossroads: Swiss roots—international outlook

: policies, principles, and ‘burdens of conscience’. In: Laborde C, Bardon A (eds) Religion in Liberal Political Philosophy. Oxford University Press, Oxford https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso ... established a privileged relationship—going beyond their formal links under the law—between the National Society and the economic, political and military powers that be” (1991: 362–363). The lacking separation

Moving humanitarian-military relations forward: a new typology

stakeholders—including the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF)—weighed humanitarian considerations alongside political and security interests. A key HMR issue has been international humanitarian access negotiations ... humanitarian principles: humanity (addressing human suffering wherever found), neutrality (refraining from participating in hostilities or taking sides in political, religious, or ideological controversies), and

Practices and consequences of using humanitarian technologies in volatile aid settings

critique of some academics (1) that risks are not mitigated but transferred to more vulnerable actors, (2) that technology is not a neutral fix but has local political repercussions, and (3) that ... against aid agencies are a result of the blurring of lines between Western security (or political) interests and humanitarian or development aid, leaving aid workers more vulnerable to attacks by those

Social capital in vulnerable urban settings: an analytical framework

interaction may vary according to the social, political, cultural and economic diversity to be found within vulnerable urban settings. A framework is outlined to explore the complex nature of social capital in ... settings, especially in informal settings and slums, rely on each other to fulfil basic needs and access services. There is greater interdependence on existing infrastructure, social, political and economic

Purpose in life promotes resilience to age-related brain burden in middle-aged adults

meaning and direction and that one’s goals and potential are being achieved or are attainable [ 23 ]. Modern conceptions of PiL stem from the philosophical writings of existential philosophy, which has

Corporate Responsibility in Peace building, Conflict Prevention and Development: The Role of the Mining Sector in Ghana

socio-economic, political, cultural and environmental needs of communities should be integrated into a corporate business objective for peace and security. Therefore, the article provides information on ... Organization Commons, Infrastructure Commons, International Economics Commons, Other Political Science Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Political Economy Commons, Public Economics Commons, and the

Ethical considerations for closing humanitarian projects: a scoping review

, Myanmar, Libya, Jordan , Liberia 3 Departments of Philosophy, and Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University , Fairfax , USA 4 Medical Consultant at the Public Health Office of the CIUSSS de ... , McGill University , Montreal , Canada 8 Department of Philosophy, Université de Montréal , Montreal , Canada Background The number of people requiring humanitarian assistance has risen steadily in