This book includes contributions from academics practitioners and policy-makers connected with
the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) an international association of universities that is
committed to interdisciplinary education and research on humanitarian action. Celebrating the
twentieth anniversary of NOHA this book highlights some of the most pressing issues and
challenges facing humanitarian action and explores potential solutions. Drawing on theory and
practice and spanning a broad range of subject matter the book explores the origin of key
concepts such as human security reconciliation and resilience and questions their
effectiveness in the pursuit of humanitarian ends. It also charts current developments in the
humanitarian system in particular in its legal and financial frameworks. Issues relating to
humanitarian stakeholders such as the role of the media and the protection of humanitarian
workers are also addressed. The contributions are influenced by a range of disciplines
including anthropology political science legal studies and communications.
