Humanitarianism

Introduction An investigation into the extent were Oscar Schindler’s actions in 1939 was based on humanitarianism? This particular research topic had been chosen due to the fact that it is particularly interesting that during this period in time, during the Nazi rule in Germany, an entrepreneur could save the lives of 1 200 Jews. He did not have to but he took it upon himself to do so, we automatically assume that the action is one of bravery and heroism but some may speculate that there were…

foreigners and paupers is central to all religious traditions. Long before the development of international humanitarian law, social institutions were established in different parts of the world to care for and protect vulnerable people. Modern humanitarianism is generally dated to the mid-nineteenth century, when a remarkable reform movement grew up in Europe and North America, largely out of the Christian evangelical tradition of service. At that time civil society actors were challenging the…

Celebrity Humanitarianism: Another Side of the Coin One of the most controversial issues in celebrity culture today is that of celebrities engaging with humanitarian issues. Professor of Political Communications, Wheeler (2012), is of the view that the rising phenomenon of celebrity humanitarianism can have a lot of positive effects on society. Celebrities can use their star status and powerful public presence ‘to make the world a better place’ (Rojek, 2012, p.67). Celebrity commitment in…

As an ever more powerful political force, humanitarianism has evolved from its once apolitical stances and found a place on nearly every public policy agenda among developed nations. Since the 1970s, large international groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have dominated the Human Rights Movement, which has grown so much so in complexity and in professionalism that local groups—which arguably have more contextualized knowledge than multinational humanitarian…

In Didier Fassin’s Humanitarianism as a Politics of Life, he sets us up with the question, to paraphrase, should we risk the lives of a few to save the lives of many? Although the context of the article is different, the question remains the same. I see a lot of kids everyday for…

values relating to aspects of Humanitarianism, Stewardship, Helping others, Respect, the Voluntary Spirit, Continuous Learning, and Integrity (Gilliard and Khandekar, 2002). Furthermore, the ARC tends to be a simple option to adopt as it is an organisation with well-known pivotal values; these make the ARC a successful and experienced institution (ARC, 2015). It can be seen from Figure 1 (below) that the ARC maintains various values relating to aspects of Humanitarianism, Stewardship, Helping…

“Humanitarianism is an active belief in the value of human life, whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans, in order to better humanity for both moral and logical reasons.” The humanitarian award is presented to outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves for the benefit of others and have shown the qualities of humanitarianism. Welles Crowther deserves the humanitarian award because he is selfless, brave enough to put his life on the line, and…

Philippines. The United States, actions was inspired by affairs of unselfish concerns and was justified as extreme devotion to a belief and supported by racist ideals. There’s more of an importance force behind nationalism and commercialism but humanitarianism and racism have an equal weight in motives when dealing with the United States actions in Cuba and the Philippines in the 1890s. The United States country was trying to spread itself all over the world as a dominant race. “Congress was…

again, the film addresses Ticktin’s notion of humanitarianism and the limitations in humanitarian acts that expedites the regulation of migration and leads to consequences through Filippo’s decision to flee. Ticktin’s quote, “...although driven by the moral and ethical imperative to relieve suffering, can have discriminatory and even violent consequences in the absence of guiding political principles and practices” (2006: 2) reveals that humanitarianism results in ramifications because assisting…

with armed conflicts and disasters in their areas. Humanitarian principles were introduced by the “International Red Cross and Red Crescent” (Labbes, pg. 19) and the action has helped impact the humanitarian process. Humanitarianism has changed over time. “In the 1990s humanitarianism was made to reduce the effect of war and then it changed to a group…