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Protecting Civilians in War: The ICRC, UNHCR, and Their Limitations in Internal Armed Conflicts

Bradley, Miriam·2016·Oxford University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198716389.001.0001
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Since the complex emergencies of the 1990s, humanitarian agencies have placed increasing emphasis on the protection of civilians during armed conflict. In spite of this, there is a consensus among humanitarians that outcomes are falling short of intentions, and that the increased emphasis on protection by humanitarian actors has failed to yield a corresponding improvement in the security of the civilian population. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are two of the most important humanitarian agencies for the protection of internally displaced persons and other civilians, and both have protection at the heart of their mandates. This book explores how the history, structure, and culture of each of these two international organizations affect how it goes about protection, and highlights how their resulting approaches to protection are inherently limited. Whereas existing explanations for shortcomings in humanitarian protection tend to blame factors external to humanitarian agencies, this book focuses on the organizations themselves, and their understandings of protection. While acknowledging the importance of other actors in determining the level of civilian security or insecurity, the analysis in this book focuses on how the ICRC and UNHCR conceptualize and practise protection, in order to add another layer to our understanding of why protection outcomes are so often so disappointing. B…

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Authors
Bradley, M.
Corresponding author
Bradley, Miriam
ORCID
Bradley, Miriam
Venue
Oxford University Press eBooks
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
2016-03-01
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198716389.001.0001
OpenAlex
W4232378937
Cited by
37
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Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2
FWCI
7.17
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Law and Human Rights
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Peace and Security Dynamics
Keywords
civilian protection, humanitarian protection, International Committee of the Red Cross, UNHCR, internally displaced persons, humanitarian organizations, organizational culture, humanitarian policy, complex emergencies, civilian security

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