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Publications by Andrea Binder
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Commentary 04 Jul 2016
Full Accountability to Affected People Cannot Possibly Be Bad – Or Can It?
Calling for regime change and a participation revolution, humanitarians are once again committing to take accountability to affected populations (AAP) to the next level. But would the full implementation of these demands have unintended side effects? On paper, the proposal for accountability to… -
Study 12 May 2016
Drivers and Inhibitors of Change in the Humanitarian System
Introduction Objectives The humanitarian system has undergone a series of reform initiatives. While progress has been noted in certain areas, a number of issues have been identified time and time again as critical areas in need of improvement. This raises questions about the ability of the… -
Study 09 Dec 2014
Evaluierung außenpolitischer Maßnahmen in fragilen Kontexten
Zusammenfassung Moderne Außenpolitik verfolgt ihre Ziele zunehmend mit eigenen finanziellen Mitteln für konkrete Projekte. Die Haushaltsmittel für „Maßnahmen und Leistungen zur Sicherung von Frieden und Stabilität einschließlich humanitärer Hilfsmaßnahmen“ betragen mittlerweile gut dreimal so viel… -
Study 09 Dec 2014
Evaluating Foreign Policy Measures in Fragile Contexts
Executive Summary Modern foreign policy increasingly pursues its goals by using specific financial resources for concrete projects. In Germany, the budget lines for peacebuilding and stabilization, which includes humanitarian action, have grown threefold over the past decade. The design, tendering,… -
Journal article 01 Jun 2014
The Metrics and Ethics of Protecting Civilians
This article asks how success is defined and measured for humanitarian action and military interventions aimed at protecting civilians from violence and harm in situations of armed conflict. It starts by illustrating how humanitarian and military protection actors differ in their ability or… -
Journal article 01 May 2014
The Shape and Sustainability of Turkey’s Booming Humanitarian Assistance
Turkey’s speedy evolution into the world’s fourth largest humanitarian donor in 2012 has been accompanied by admiration and awe among international policy-makers, humanitarian practitioners, and journalists. The country’s number one humanitarian feat has been its humanitarian engagement in Somalia.… -
Working paper 27 Oct 2013
Turkey’s Contemporary Humanitarian Assistance
Turkey’s speedy evolution into an influential humanitarian donor has been accompanied by admiration and awe of international policy-makers, humanitarian practitioners and journalists. The country’s number one humanitarian feat is its humanitarian engagement in Somalia. Ever since Prime Minister… -
Commentary 24 Oct 2013
Is the Humanitarian Failure in Haiti a System Failure?
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Book chapter 12 Aug 2013
Alte und neue staatliche Geber: Auf dem Weg zu einem universellen humanitären System?
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Study 01 Jun 2013
Reflections on the Inequities of Humanitarian Assistance
Executive Summary For nearly two decades there has been growing concern within international humanitarian assistance with ‘forgotten crises’ and ‘underfunded sectors.’ These terms were conceived as an advocacy tool to help mobilize funds and awareness. They have helped to raise the profile of… -
Study 01 Mar 2013
Scoping Study: What Works in Protection and How Do We Know?
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Article 31 Aug 2012
Opportunity Knocks
Non-Western countries like Saudi Arabia, China, Brazil and Turkey have started to take part in global humanitarian action. Their engagement raises a number of fundamental questions: How will the diversification of government donors affect humanitarian activities and principles, the people and… -
Commentary 17 Jan 2011
Lessons From Haiti Beyond Polemic Criticism: Addressing the Blind Spot of Humanitarian Reform
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Evaluation report 31 Aug 2010
Inter-Agency Real-Time Evaluation in Haiti: Three Months After the Earthquake
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Working paper 31 Jul 2010
Humanitarian Assistance: Truly Universal? A Mapping Study of Non-Western Donors
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Evaluation report 01 Apr 2010
Cluster Approach Evaluation II Synthesis Report
By Julia Steets, Andrea Binder, Susanna Krüger, Claudia Meier, François Grünewald, Véronique de Geoffroy, Domitille Kauffmann, B. Sokpoh -
Commentary 19 Jan 2010
Fünf Lebenslügen über Haiti
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Article 30 Nov 2009
Improving Humanitarian Assistance: A Transatlantic Agenda for Action
This paper summarizes the main findings and recommendations of the research project Raising the Bar: Enhancing transatlantic governance of disaster relief and preparedness.… -
Commentary 31 Oct 2009
Improving the Implementation of Lessons Learned: Gender and Local Capacity in EU and U.S. Humanitarian Assistance
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Evaluation report 31 Jul 2009
Inception Report: IASC Cluster Approach Evaluation, 2nd Phase
By Julia Steets, Andrea Binder, Susanna Krüger, Claudia Meier, François Grünewald, Véronique de Geoffroy, Domitille Kauffmann