Towards a Typology of Humanitarian Access Denial

Labonte, Melissa; Edgerton, Anne C

doi:10.1080/01436597.2012.755015

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“…Such turned these two countries into hard cases of "humanitarian access denial." 122 As we have demonstrated, the Syrian regime similarly pushed its state sovereignty claims onto and through international humanitarian agencies as it aimed at fully controlling the aid effort, by denying local humanitarian access if necessary. Yet it has been much more determined, and cunning, in ensuring that aid workers stayed on and continued to provide an array of benefits and bolster its state sovereignty claims.…”

Section: Whither State Sovereignty Humanitarianism and Authoritariamentioning

confidence: 81%

Humanitarianism, State Sovereignty, and Authoritarian Regime Maintenance in the Syrian War

Leenders¹,

Mansour²

2018

Political Science Quarterly

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Section: Whither State Sovereignty Humanitarianism and Authoritariamentioning

confidence: 81%

Humanitarianism, State Sovereignty, and Authoritarian Regime Maintenance in the Syrian War

Leenders¹,

Mansour²

2018

Political Science Quarterly

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“…The government initially allowed the ICRC access to civilians at Menik Farm but quickly reversed its decision and suspended the organization from entering those camps. Humanitarian actors were also prohibited from bringing cell phones or vehicles into the camps, which, given their sheer physical expanse, effectively prevented humanitarian protection and assistance activities (Labonte and Edgerton 2013).…”

Section: The Conservative Approach and Civilian Protection: Sri Lankamentioning

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Human Rights Protection in Global Politics

Mills

Karp

2015

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This exciting new series encompasses three principal themes: the interaction of human and natural systems; cooperation and conflict; and the enactment of values. The series as a whole places an emphasis on the examination of complex systems and causal relations in political decision-making; problems of knowledge; authority, control and accountability in issues of scale; and the reconciliation of conflicting values and competing claims. Throughout the series the concentration is on an integration of existing disciplines toward the clarification of political possibility as well as impending crises.

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“…However, authorities also have disincentives to grant humanitarian access. When humanitarian assistance reaches people controlled by opposition groups, it can endanger the military equilibrium (Labonte and Edgerton, 2013). Another disadvantage is the risk of being a witness.…”

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Success Factors for Humanitarian Access: Quantitative Case Studies of ICRC Visits to Detainees

Futsuki

Sekiyama²

2022

Front. Polit. Sci.

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The importance of humanitarian access has been widely recognized by practitioners and scholars. Nevertheless, the factors behind its success have been not yet fully clear. This study, therefore, conducted a quantitative analysis of the International Committee of the Red Cross's (ICRC) access to detainees' visits to elucidate the success factors of humanitarian access. It analyzed a government's attributes that grant the ICRC access and engagements to soften the government's refusal of its access. The results revealed the following findings: (1) a government's capacity is required to an extent to keep public services in armed conflict; (2) material incentive (MI) in a government is working, and the ICRC assistance for civilians is effective; (3) conceptual incentive (CI) to seek the international legitimacy is irrelevant; (4) conceptual disincentive (CD) to avoid disclosure of the government's violation of humanitarian norms is working, and a high-level meeting with the ICRC is less likely to lessen the government's concern. These findings supplement insights of previous research on general humanitarian access in a quantitative way, implying the possibilities and the limits of humanitarian agency's engagements. Further research on various types of humanitarian success can clarify its success factors in a more specific way.

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Towards a Typology of Humanitarian Access Denial

Cited by 12 publications

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Humanitarianism, State Sovereignty, and Authoritarian Regime Maintenance in the Syrian War

Humanitarianism, State Sovereignty, and Authoritarian Regime Maintenance in the Syrian War

Human Rights Protection in Global Politics

Success Factors for Humanitarian Access: Quantitative Case Studies of ICRC Visits to Detainees

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