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Human Rights and Justice, 2018

Introduction 1. Contemporary humanitarian intervention in theory and practice 2. Making a good ar... more Introduction 1. Contemporary humanitarian intervention in theory and practice 2. Making a good argument and mobilizing political will 3. Human intervention in Somalia 4. Failure to intervene in Rwanda 5. Mixed intervention in Sierra Leone 6. Strategic framing, norms, and civilian protection: can R2P succeed where humanitarian intervention has failed?

Ethics & International Affairs

Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2016

The shifting nature of the ‘wicked problems’ that the responsibility to protect (R2P) was formula... more The shifting nature of the ‘wicked problems’ that the responsibility to protect (R2P) was formulated to address requires close examination its normative elements, including assessing its status as a norm and exploring whether and to what degree it may be new. Some of the norms expressed through R2P are well established and enjoy widespread acceptance and strong compliance pull, whereas others are new, which sets the scene for norm contestation, and ambiguous and selective implementation that often characterize a norm’s journey across and within its theoretical ‘life cycle’. Moreover, the constitutive and regulative effects R2P norms have had on policy outcomes and actor behaviour remain uneven and thus deserving of further analysis. The international community’s will and ability to deliver on the promise of civilian protection in mass atrocity cases through R2P continues to face considerable challenges even as some of its component norms experience greater acceptance, institutionali...

Ethics, Authority, and War, 2009

CHAPTER 9 Jus Post Bellum, Peacebuilding, and Non-state Actors: Lessons from Afghanistan Melissa ... more CHAPTER 9 Jus Post Bellum, Peacebuilding, and Non-state Actors: Lessons from Afghanistan Melissa Labonte The just war tradition, with its twin focus on jus ad bellum and jus in bello, attempts to mitigate against the indiscriminate use of force. As noted in the introductory chapter to ...

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The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 2003

Human Rights Protection in Global Politics, 2015

Political Science Quarterly, 2012

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 2008

Disasters, 2014

There is a growing recognition of the critical role information management can play in shaping ef... more There is a growing recognition of the critical role information management can play in shaping effective humanitarian response, coordination and decision-making. Quality information, reaching more humanitarian actors, will result in better coordination and better decision-making, thus improving the response to beneficiaries as well as accountability to donors. The humanitarian response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake marked a watershed moment for humanitarian information management. Yet the fragmented nature of the response and the use of hierarchical models of information management, along with other factors, have led some observers to label the Haiti response a failure. Using an analytical framework often found in humanitarian emergencies, this study analyses challenges to information flow in the Haiti case and the implications for effective humanitarian response. It concludes by offering possible paths for overcoming such challenges, and for restoring the value and utility of humanitarian information management and exchange in humanitarian relief settings.

Since disaster relief is about 80% logistics it would follow then that the only way to achieve [r... more Since disaster relief is about 80% logistics it would follow then that the only way to achieve [results-oriented programs and accountability] is through slick, efficient and effective logistics operations and more precisely, supply chain management. LUK VAN WASSENHOVE

International Studies Perspectives, 2014

This article examines a multi-year project funded by the Teagle Foundation to assess student lear... more This article examines a multi-year project funded by the Teagle Foundation to assess student learning in humanitarian studies. It explores outcomes derived from developing a collaborative learning approach to humanitarian action that emphasizes both cross-campus and cross-institutional peer-to-peer learning and exchange. Faculty, staff, and students from Fairfield, Fordham, and Georgetown Universities worked together as members of the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN) to design an innovative and comprehensive assessment process for curricular programs in humanitarian studies, as well as courses with significant humanitarian content. In particular, we focus on the value of establishing cognitive and affective learning objectives; developing tools and methods to assess learning (e.g. rubrics and vignettes); demonstrating use of these tools through piloting and data analysis;, and closing the assessment "loop." As the first of its kind assessment strategy for humanitarian studies at the undergraduate level, we argue that these efforts make important inroads in establishing a common baseline for measuring learning in the burgeoning field of humanitarian studies. They also contribute to preparing individuals for futures in the humanitarian profession and to becoming "men and women for and with others."

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Civilian protection has become an increasingly urgent issue with which humanitarian practitioners... more Civilian protection has become an increasingly urgent issue with which humanitarian practitioners and policy-makers must contend, particularly in relation to the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). In a number of recent crises, both the host state and the international community have failed to uphold their respective primary and secondary responsibilities to protect under R2P. In such double manifest failure settings, the