A history of the humanitarian system: Western origins and foundations
A history of the humanitarian system: Western origins and foundations
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人道主义系统的历史：西方的起源和基础
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2013
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通讯作者：
M. Foley
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作者：
E. Davey;J. Borton;M. Foley
这份 HPG 工作文件介绍了国际人道主义体系的出现以及影响其演变的因素。它认为，更多地了解该系统的过去将有助于从业者和政策制定者思考当今的挑战，并将有助于为未来的改革提供更有效的平台。对于那些在人道主义部门工作的人来说，这份工作文件概述了人道主义系统从十九世纪中叶起源到二十世纪末历史上的主要发展。它提请人们注意与当前对该系统的反思相关的关键时刻以及已成为批判性反思主题的问题。对于人道主义的学生和历史学家来说，它回顾了当前的学术成果，并呼吁更多地关注影响当今人道主义实践的问题。
This HPG Working Paper provides an introduction to the emergence of the international humanitarian system and the factors that have shaped its evolution. It argues that greater knowledge of the system’s past will help practitioners and policy-makers think through today’s challenges and will contribute to a more effective platform for future reforms.For those working in the humanitarian sector this Working Paper offers an overview of major developments in the history of the humanitarian system from its origins in the mid-nineteenth-century until the close of the twentieth century. It draws attention to key moments of relevance to current reflection about the system and the issues that have been the subject of critical reflection. For students and historians of humanitarianism it provides a review of current scholarship and makes an appeal for greater engagement with the concerns that shape humanitarian practice today.