Towards a strategic view of humanitarian action

Laetitia Tosi (1, 2) , Gilles Paché (1, 2) , François Fulconis (1, 3, 4)

1 CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique
2 AMU - Aix Marseille Université
3 LBNC - Laboratoire Biens, Normes, Contrats
4 AU - Avignon Université

Humanitarian action has been the subject of much research over the past thirty years, particularly in the fields of international law, sociology, economics and logistics. The most commonly debated issues concern the legitimacy of humanitarian action and the choice of the most effective means to ensure its success. These questions are relevant but they tend to underestimate the strategic dimension of any humanitarian action. The research note suggests a way of thinking in this direction, with reference to the dual analysis of the contextual game rules and the practices of strategic actors.

Keywords: Actors; Humanitarian; Emergency; Development; Strategic; Strategizing.

Domains: Business administration

Laetitia Tosi, Gilles Paché, François Fulconis. Towards a strategic view of humanitarian action. 9th Armenian Economic Association Annual Conference, Armenian State University of Economics, the Armenian National Agrarian University, and the American University of Armenia., Jun 2019, Yerevan, Armenia. pp. 1-10. ⟨hal-02280093⟩