Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 'Working with Foucault after Foucault': biopolitics, governmentality and the international; 2 'New' humanitarianism as a regime of governing: context, agendas, actors and technologies; 3 'Caring' for the population of Afghanistan: the biopolitics of aid securitisation and militarisation; 4 'Caring' for the population of Belarus: problematisations that matter and Chernobyl's 'ghosts'; Conclusions; Index
Summary
This book critically analyses the changing role and nature of post-Cold War humanitarianism, using Foucault's theories of biopolitics and governmentality. It offers a compelling and insightful interpretation of the policies and practices associated with 'new humanitarianism in general, as well as of the dynamics of two specific international assistance efforts: the post-2001 conflict-related assistance effort in Afghanistan and the post-2000 Chernobyl-related assistance effort in Belarus. The central argument of the book is that 'new' humanitarianism represents a dominant regime of humanitaria