Readings
Class Two – September 12
Overview
1.Weiss, Thomas G., and Cindy Collins, eds. ‘Evolution of the Humanitarian Idea’ AND ‘Actors and Arenas’
2.Tomas Weiss, ‘New Wars, New Humanitarianism’
3.Barnett and Snyder, ‘The Grand Strategies of Humanitarianism’
Class Three – September 19
War Economies
1.“Humanitarian Relief Operations in a Political Economy Perspective”
2.John Prendergast, ‘Good Intentions on the Road to Hell’
3.Fiona Terry. ‘The Rwandan Refugee Camps in Zaire’
4.Adam Branch. “Against Humanitarian Impunity: Rethinking Responsibility for Displacement and Disaster in Northern Uganda.”
Class Four – September 26
Merging Relief, Development and Security
1.Mark Duffield, Global Governance and the New Wars: Chapters 2, 4, 8, and 9.
Class Five – October 3
China in Africa
1.Ian Taylor. ‘China’s Oil Diplomacy in Africa.’
2.G. Mohan and M Power. ‘New African Choices? The Politics of Chinese Engagement’
3.Save Darfur Campaign – China Pages ( http://www.savedarfur.org )
4.Danna Hammer. ‘China takes up civic work in Africa’
5.Stephen Brown and Chandra Lekha Sriram ‘China’s Role in Human Rights Abuses in Africa’
Class Six - October 10
Private Military Organizations
1.Christopher Spearin. ‘Private, Armed and Humanitarian? States, NGOs, International Private Security Companies and Shifting Humanitarianism.’
2.Ben Perrin. Humanitarian Assistance & Private Security.
3.Laura Hammond. ‘The Power of Holding Humanitarianism Hostage and the Myth of Protective Principles’
Class Seven – October 17
Big Business
1.Sadako Ogato. ‘An Agenda for Business-Humanitarian Partnerships’,
2.Stephen Hopgood. ‘Saying no to Wal-mart? Money and Morality in Professional Humanitarianism’
3.Andrea Binder and Jan Martin Witte. ‘Business engagement in humanitarian relief: key trends and policy implications’
4.Chris Tenove. ‘Stars Above Africa’
Why Some Crises and Not Others?
1.“Humanitarian Crises: What Determines the Level of Emergency Assistance? Media Coverage, Donor Interests and the Aid Business”
2.Smillie and Minear, ‘Forgetting Sierra Leone’ AND ‘Afghanistan: Back to the Future’ AND ‘Foreign Policy Considerations’ AND 'Domestic Considerations: Me First'
3.Didier Fassin. ‘Humanitarianism as a Politics of Life’
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Review: SC Res 1325 and its history on; PeaceWomen website
1.Charli Carpenter. “Recognizing Gender-Based Violence against Civilian Men and Boys in Conflict Zones”
2.Lene Hansen. ‘Gender, Nation, Rape: Bosnia and the Construction of Security’
3.Jayne Rodgers. ‘Bosnia, Gender and the Ethics of Intervention in Civil Wars’
4.Carol A. Stabile and D. Kumar. ‘Unveiling imperialism: media, gender and the war on Afghanistan’
5. Charli Carptenter "Women and Children First"
6. Eve Ensler "Women Left for Dead - and the Man who's Saving Them"
POL 503 also read:
6. Mazurana and Carleson, "War Slavery".
7. Nordstrom, "Wars and Invisible Girls"
1.Liisa Malkki, ‘Speechless Emissaries: Refugees, Humanitarianism and Dehistoricization’
2. Jennifer Hyndman - 'Ordering Disorder: Sitreps, Headcounts, and Other Instruments'
3. Jennifer Hyndman - 'Managing Difference: Gender and Culture in Humanitarian Emergencies'
4. Sverker Finnstrom - 'Displacements'
5. Sverker Finnstrom - 'Wartime Rumors and Moral Truths'
6. Michael Barnett - 'Humanitarianism as a Scholarly Vocation'
Recommended:
Ibrahim Seaga Shaw “Historical frames and the politics of humanitarian intervention: from Ethiopia, Somalia to Rwanda”
Movie Class and special guest lecture - TBA
2. Susan Sontag - Regarding the Pain of Others
Missing Subjects: The War Affected
1.Andrew Bonwick. “Who Really Protects Civilians?” and Bottom Up Protection in Colombia (review)
3.Graeme “Could the system work better? Scale and local knowledge in humanitarian relief”
4.Nancy Scheper Hughs. ‘A Talent for Life: Reflections on Human Vulnerability and Resilience’
5. Mats Utas. "Victimcy, Girlfriending, Soldiering: Tactic Agency in a Young Woman's Social
Navigation of the Liberian War Zone"
6. Maria Baaz and Maria Stern. "Making Sense of the Violence: Voices of Soldiers in the
Recommended:
Lara Olsen and Mary B Anderson, Confronting War
Bert Ingelaere Living the Transition
1.Vanessa Pupavec, The politics of emergency and the demise of the developing state: problems for humanitarian advocacy”
2.Audrey Macklin, “Our sisters from stable countries: Advocacy”
3.David Kennedy. “International Human Rights Movement: Part of the Problem?”
4. Explore the Invisible Children website, watch videos and get a sense of their approach to advocacy
