Humanity as an Identity and Its Political Effects (A Note on Camps and Humanitarian Government)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23364201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michel Agier (0000-0002-3416-4332, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-45 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2151-4364 • E-ISSN: 2151-4372 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/hum.2010.0005 |
| OpenAlex | W1991547374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 86 |
| References cited | 5 |
Agier offers an assessment of contemporary humanitarianism and appeals to humanity that juxtaposes a survey of camps with ethnographic reportage. According to Agier, contemporary humanitarianism must be understood as a new and unprecedented form of government that nevertheless leaves room for unsuspected political action.
Action (physics) · Aesthetics · Environmental ethics · Ethnography · Government (linguistics) · Humanity · Identity (music) · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 5,73 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 73 |