Resilient humanitarianism: the League of Red Cross Societies, 1919-1991

该项目旨在通过对一个人道主义机构--红十字会联盟--从成立到冷战结束的历史调查，推进富有弹性的人道主义概念。*由于持续不断的冲突和自然灾害，全球人道主义危机比比皆是，但民族国家、联合国等机构和人道主义组织似乎无法为棘手的局势提供持久的解决方案。该项目将使用很少使用的档案和跨学科方法来调查20世纪人道主义、志愿行动和全球公民社会的演变。这一历史分析可以为现在和未来的人道主义政策、辩论和实践提供信息。

This project aims to advance the concept of resilient humanitarianism through a historical investigation of one humanitarian body, the League of Red Cross Societies, from its inception to the end of the Cold War. Global humanitarian crises abound due to ongoing conflict and natural disasters but nation states, bodies such as the United Nations and humanitarian organisations seem incapable of offering lasting solutions to intractable situations. This project will use rarely accessed archives and an interdisciplinary approach to investigate the evolution of humanitarianism, voluntary action and global civil society during the 20th century. This historical analysis can inform humanitarian policy, debates and practice of the present and future.