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Biopolitics, Governmentality and Humanitarianism

This book critically analyses the changing role and nature of post-Cold War humanitarianism, using Foucaults 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 humanitarian governing informed by globalising neo-liberalism and is reliant on a complex set of biopolitical, disciplinary and sovereign technologies. It demonstrates that, while the purposes of humanitarian governing are specific to particular contexts, its promise of care is more often than not accompanied by sovereign and/or biopolitical violences.

Making an important contribution to existing scholarship on humanitarian emergencies and humanitarian action, on biopolitics and governmentality, this book will be of much interest to students and scholars of humanitarianism, critical security studies, governmentality and International Relations generally.

Volha Piotukh holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies and is currently Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University.

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Biopolitics, Governmentality and Humanitarianism
Caring for the population in Afghanistan and Belarus
Volha Piotukh

Biopolitics, Governmentality and Humanitarianism

Caring for the population in Afghanistan and Belarus

Volha Piotukh

First published 2015
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Piotukh, Volha.

Biopolitics, governmentality and humanitarianism : caring for the population in Afghanistan and Belarus / by Volha Piotukh.

pages cm. (Routledge critical security studies series)

Includes bibliographical references.

1. HumanitarianismPolitical aspectsAfghanistan.

2. HumanitarianismPolitical aspectsBelarus. 3. BiopoliticsAfghanistan. 4. BiopoliticsBelarus. 5. Foucault, Michel, 19261984Political and social views. 6. AfghanistanPolitics and government20017. BelarusPolitics and government1991 I. Title.

HV555.A3P56 2015

361.609478dc23

2014043128

ISBN: 978-0-415-85545-7 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-88968-9 (ebk)

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As many would attest, every book is a journey, with too many steps, stops, challenges, obstacles, eureka moments, inspirations and influences to list them all. My journey towards this book, in terms of exposure to the issues I am addressing in it, started back in Belarus, when I was Lecturer in International Law teaching in the broad area of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. The next important stage of the journey was MA studies at the University of Manchester, which, despite countless challenges, was one of the best experiences of my life, the time when I could feel myself grow every day. This experience was made possible by the Joint Open Society Institute/Chevening/The University of Manchester Scholarship. I would like to thank all my tutors at Manchester, but, in particular, Dr Veronique Pin-Fat and Dr Elizabeth Dauphinee, for it was them who introduced me to Michel Foucaults work, saw some potential in me and encouraged me to continue my academic studies.

This book is largely based on my PhD research generously supported by the University of Leeds (Joint ORSAS/Lupton and Tetley International Research Scholarship), for which I am very grateful. I would like to express my gratitude to my PhD supervisors, Prof. Alice Hills, Dr Ricardo Blaug and Dr Deniol Jones, and to my examiners, Dr Stuart McAnulla and Prof. Mark Duffield. I would also like to thank all the academic and support staff of the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) of the University of Leeds who made my time there as a PhD student and a Teaching Assistant such a rewarding experience. While teaching at the University of Leeds, University of Westminster and UCL, I delivered several research-based lectures to MA students. Their response to, and engagement with, my ideas and arguments was very helpful and is much appreciated.

Many people made this research project possible by agreeing to volunteer their time to share their experiences/insights in interviews and/or to facilitate interviews with others for the case studies on the assistance efforts in Afghanistan and Belarus, and I am deeply appreciative of their kind assistance. They cannot all be named here, and most of them expressed a preference to remain anonymous, but I know who they are, and they continue to speak to me through the pages of this book.

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