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"Decisions made by the ICRC are often crucial to humanitarian protection. This book analyses the challenges confronting the organization and the complex decisions it takes as it responds to human needs stemming from political violence. Have its recent policy choices affected its reputation for independent and neutral humanitarian action?"--
List of contents
Preface: who and why; 1. The contemporary ICRC and its critics: the slippery slope of decline?; 2. The ICRC and the global humanitarian system: the critics in context; 3. History: Part I - The gentlemen of Geneva and Dunant's dream; 4. History: Part II - From the death of Moynier to the end of the Cold War; 5. The Red Cross movement: Part I - The Swiss and the rest; 6. The Red Cross movement: Part II - Seville and Syria; 7. ICRC relations with Bern: Part I - Losing the moral compass; 8. ICRC relations with Bern: Part II - More controversy; 9. Humanitarians and business: Part I - For humanity?; 10. Humanitarians and business: Part II - The World Economic Forum; 11. Interpreting the mandate: Part I - From relief to resilience; 12. Interpreting the mandate: Part II - Urban violence and migration; 13. Has the traditional focus been lost?: Part I - Laws of war; 14. Has the traditional focus been lost?: Part II - Political prisoners; 15. ICRC governance and management: Part I - The top level; 16. ICRC governance and management: Part II - On down the line; 17. Conclusion: Part I - Summing up; 18. Conclusion: Part II - The future; Epilogue: The war in Ukraine - challenges and controversies; Annex A: ICRC organizational chart.
About the author
David P. Forsythe is Professor Emeritus, University Professor and Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a past consultant to the Red Cross Movement and the UN refugee office, as well as author of multiple publications about the ICRC, including the first independent book, Humanitarian Politics: The International Committee of the Red Cross (1977).
Summary
Decisions made by the ICRC are often crucial to humanitarian protection. This book analyses the challenges confronting the organization and the complex decisions it takes as it responds to human needs stemming from political violence. Have its recent policy choices affected its reputation for independent and neutral humanitarian action?
Foreword
Analyses the challenges confronting the ICRC and the complex decisions it takes responding to human needs stemming from political violence.
