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'With probing and informed contributions from humanitarians and commentators across the globe, this important work raises many pertinent questions about humanitarianism in the current era. Amongst its many virtues, the book will stimulate debate about the international liberal order.' -- Michael Newman, Emeritus Professor, London Metropolitan University, and author of 'Humanitarian Intervention: Confronting the Contradictions'

'With probing and informed contributions from humanitarians and commentators across the globe, this important work raises many pertinent questions about humanitarianism in the current era. Amongst its many virtues, the book will stimulate debate about the international liberal order.' -- Michael Newman, Emeritus Professor, London Metropolitan University, and author of 'Humanitarian Intervention: Confronting the Contradictions' 'A fascinating collection. Its impressive contributors deploy history, memoir and political theory, reflecting on the high watermark of neoliberal humanitarian aid, and wondering if the next era of humanitarianism can ever be free of economic oppression, racism and human damage.' -- Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, University of Oxford

'This brilliantly curated and genuinely troubling collection shows how, amid anxiety over the liberal order , humanitarian moralities have been pressed back into service, entrenching existing hierarchies and obscuring noxious continuities. Essential reading for our moment.' -- Samuel Moyn, Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale University, and author of 'Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World' 'A fascinating collection. Its impressive contributors deploy history, memoir and political theory, reflecting on the high watermark of neoliberal humanitarian aid, and wondering if the next era of humanitarianism can ever be free of economic oppression, racism and human damage.' -- Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, University of Oxford 'Discusses every question that has perplexed me as a humanitarian actor for 25 years. Is humanitarian work humane? Is humanitarianism above politics, or intimately connected to the world in which it operates? What is genuine solidarity? Read this book and find out.' -- Lynne Jones, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, Harvard University, and author of 'The Migrant Diaries' 'With probing and informed contributions from humanitarians and commentators across the globe, this important work raises many pertinent questions about humanitarianism in the current era. Amongst its many virtues, the book will stimulate debate about the international liberal order.' -- Michael Newman, Emeritus Professor, London Metropolitan University, and author of 'Humanitarian Intervention: Confronting the Contradictions'

"'This brilliantly curated and genuinely troubling collection shows how, amid anxiety over the ""liberal order"", humanitarian moralities have been pressed back into service, entrenching existing hierarchies and obscuring noxious continuities. Essential reading for our moment.' -- Samuel Moyn, Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale University, and author of 'Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World' 'A fascinating collection. Its impressive contributors deploy history, memoir and political theory, reflecting on the high watermark of neoliberal humanitarian aid, and wondering if the next era of humanitarianism can ever be free of economic oppression, racism and human damage.' -- Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, University of Oxford 'Discusses every question that has perplexed me as a humanitarian actor for 25 years. Is humanitarian work humane? Is humanitarianism above politics, or intimately connected to the world in which it operates? What is genuine solidarity? Read this book and find out.' -- Lynne Jones, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, Harvard University, and author of 'The Migrant Diaries' 'With probing and informed contributions from humanitarians and commentators across the globe, this important work raises many pertinent questions about humanitarianism in the current era. Amongst its many virtues, the book will stimulate debate about the international liberal order.' -- Michael Newman, Emeritus Professor, London Metropolitan University, and author of 'Humanitarian Intervention: Confronting the Contradictions'"

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Juliano Fiori is Save the Children's Head of Studies (Humanitarian Affairs).

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