Alain Destexhe
Biographic Data
| ID | 1200412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alain Destexhe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alain |
| FAMILY NAME | Destexhe |
| SIGNATURE | DESTEXHE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | European Parliament |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7405-0455 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Holding Humanitarianism Hostage
The intervention in the former Yugoslavia is a clear example of the ways in which humanitarian intervention is often deeply complicated by political concerns. Destexhe expands upon the discussion of the humanitarian mission in Bosnia begun in “ The Politics of Rescue,” stating that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in choosing a humanitarian route rather than a political one, further enabled ethnic cleansing and prolonged the conflict in the…
From Solferino to Sarajevo
Behind an apparent consensus on humanitarianism among politicians, soldiers, diplomats, intellectuals, and artists, and while public aid has become an important element of the Western response to contemporary tragedies, numerous voices are questioning the role of humanitarian aid in conflict situations. This article provides a historical perspective of humanitarianism, from the emergence of basic concepts in the eighteenth century to modern times…
The Rwanda Crisis
Offering an up-to-date historical perspective which should enable readers to fathom how the brutal massacres of 800,000 Rwandese came to pass in 1994, this volume includes a new chapter that brings the analysis up to the end of 1996. Gerard Prunier probes into how the genocidal events in Rwanda were part of a deadly logic - a plan that served central political and economic interests - rather than a result of primordial tribal hatreds, a notion of…
The Third Genocide
Amerique centrale. Enjeux politiques
Crise économique et financement de la santé
La santé a une dimension économique et la crise actuelle appelle une révision des stratégies sanitaires, dans le sens d'une meilleure allocation des ressources. On se trouve devant une alternative cruelle : ou des services gratuits accessibles à tous mais démunis de tout, ou des services partiellement payants susceptibles de fournir un minimum de prestations
The Third Genocide
The Rwanda Crisis
Offering an up-to-date historical perspective which should enable readers to fathom how the brutal massacres of 800,000 Rwandese came to pass in 1994, this volume includes a new chapter that brings the analysis up to the end of 1996. Gerard Prunier probes into how the genocidal events in Rwanda were part of a deadly logic - a plan that served central political and economic interests - rather than a result of primordial tribal hatreds, a notion of…
Crise économique et financement de la santé
La santé a une dimension économique et la crise actuelle appelle une révision des stratégies sanitaires, dans le sens d'une meilleure allocation des ressources. On se trouve devant une alternative cruelle : ou des services gratuits accessibles à tous mais démunis de tout, ou des services partiellement payants susceptibles de fournir un minimum de prestations
Crise économique et financement de la santé
La santé a une dimension économique et la crise actuelle appelle une révision des stratégies sanitaires, dans le sens d'une meilleure allocation des ressources. On se trouve devant une alternative cruelle : ou des services gratuits accessibles à tous mais démunis de tout, ou des services partiellement payants susceptibles de fournir un minimum de prestations
Amerique centrale. Enjeux politiques
The Third Genocide
From Solferino to Sarajevo
Behind an apparent consensus on humanitarianism among politicians, soldiers, diplomats, intellectuals, and artists, and while public aid has become an important element of the Western response to contemporary tragedies, numerous voices are questioning the role of humanitarian aid in conflict situations. This article provides a historical perspective of humanitarianism, from the emergence of basic concepts in the eighteenth century to modern times…
The Rwanda Crisis
Offering an up-to-date historical perspective which should enable readers to fathom how the brutal massacres of 800,000 Rwandese came to pass in 1994, this volume includes a new chapter that brings the analysis up to the end of 1996. Gerard Prunier probes into how the genocidal events in Rwanda were part of a deadly logic - a plan that served central political and economic interests - rather than a result of primordial tribal hatreds, a notion of…
Holding Humanitarianism Hostage
The intervention in the former Yugoslavia is a clear example of the ways in which humanitarian intervention is often deeply complicated by political concerns. Destexhe expands upon the discussion of the humanitarian mission in Bosnia begun in “ The Politics of Rescue,” stating that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in choosing a humanitarian route rather than a political one, further enabled ethnic cleansing and prolonged the conflict in the…
Political science (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (3 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Genocide (2 works) · Humanitarian aid (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political economy (2 works)