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Understanding Humanitarian Diplomacy: Principles and Practice book cover

1st Edition

Understanding Humanitarian Diplomacy Principles and Practice

Edited By Hafize Zehra Kavak Copyright 2025
308 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book introduces readers to the development, principles, and philosophy of humanitarian diplomacy, before demonstrating how it works in practice, using a range of case studies from humanitarian work in the field. Humanitarian diplomacy seeks to create avenues to persuade decision makers and opinion leaders to act, at all times, in the interests of vulnerable people and with full respect... Read more

1 Humanitarianism, Philanthropy, and Humanitarian Diplomacy

Mehmet Akif Kireçci

2 The Relationship between Classic and Humanitarian Diplomacy

Orhan Battir

3 The Normative and Ethical Framework of Humanitarian Diplomacy

Kaan Saner

4 Globalization and Humanitarian Diplomacy: Case Study of Türkiye

Hakan Ünay and Murat Çemrek

5 Humanitarian Diplomacy in Complex and Protracted Crises

Segâh Tekin

6 Humanitarian Diplomacy Ecosystem

Halil Kürşad Aslan and Selen Turp

7 ICRC in the field of Humanitarian Diplomacy

Tore Svenning

8 What Makes a Good Humanitarian Diplomat?

Hugo Slim

9 Harnessing the Power of Culture in Humanitarian Diplomacy

Cihat Battaloğlu and Fadi Farasin

10 Humanitarian Diplomacy and the Business Sector

Aygün Karakaş

11 Digital Diplomacy for Humanitarians

Clare Dalton

12 Utilizing HD to Protect Humanitarian Personnel and Humanitarian Aid

Kaan Namli

13 Towards the Formation of the Conceptual Framework of Humanitarian Diplomacy: Insights from the Veteran Diplomat Christopher Lamb

Hafi̇ze Zehra Kavak

14 Successful Humanitarian Diplomacy Practices and Case Studies

İzzet Şahin

15 To Be a Humanitarian is to Be a Diplomat

Michael David Clark

16 Humanitarian Diplomacy and the Turkish Red Crescent: An Exposé on Theory and Practice

Kerem Kinik and Hafi̇ze Zehra Kavak

Afterword

Alpaslan Durmuş

Biography

Hafize Zehra Kavak is a senior specialist at Turkish Red Crescent Academy. She completed her PhD in Sociology with the dissertation "Humanitarian Diplomacy Activities of Turkish NGOs in the Middle East and Islamic Countries." She conducts valuable research but has also published, edited, and translated numerous works in the humanitarian aid field. She also has worked for humanitarian aid projects in various countries such as Ethiopia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Palestine, and Türkiye.

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