4. Course material
All lectures are available on Brightspace together with essential readings for each lecture. A list of background readings and educational materials for each component of the module are provided below for those students who wish to prepare for this module.
Understanding the Humanitarian System:
• ALNAP (2018), The State of the Humanitarian System: Summary, ALNAP/ ODI
• ALNAP (2021), The State of the Humanitarian System, inception report, https://www.alnap.org/help-library/the-state-of-the-humanitarian-system-fifth-edition-accessed 19/1/2021
• IASC (2020), About the Grand Bargain, https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/about-the-grand-bargain, assessed 19/1/2021
• Charter4Change
• Wall, I, & K. Hedlund 2016: Localisation and Locally led Crisis Response. A literature review. Local to Global Protection & Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation https://www.local2global.info/research/global/localisation-and-locally-led-crisis-response
Localisation – a conceptual analysis:
• Nuopponen, A, (2010), Methods of Concept Analysis – a comparative study, LSP Journal, Vol.1, No.1 / http://lsp.cbs.dk
• Brabelet, V (2018), As local as possible as international as necessary: understanding capacity and complementarity in humanitarian action, Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, London
• Monique Hennink , Ndunge Kiiti , Mara Pillinger & Ravi Jayakaran (2012) Defining empowerment: perspectives from international development organisations, Development in Practice, 22:2, 202-215, DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.640987
• Caroline Harper, ODI, Keiko Nowacka, OECD, Hanna Alder, ODI; Gaëlle Ferrant, OECD (2014) Measuring women’s empowerment and social transformation in the post-2015 agenda, ODI, London
• Tan, A. and von Schreeb, J. (2015), Humanitarian Assistance and Accountability: What are we really talking about?' Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 30(3), pp. 264-270
• Max Stephenson, Jr, (2005) Making humanitarian relief networks more effective: operational coordination, trust and sense making, Disasters, 29(4): 337−350. Overseas Development Institute, London
• Brown, D., Donini, A. and Knox Clarke, P. (2014) Engagement of crisis-affected people in humanitarian action, ALNAP’s 29th Annual Meeting, 11 – 12 March 2014, Addis Ababa, London: ALNAP/ODI
• IASC 2018: Definitions Paper. Humanitarian Financing Task Team. Localisation marker Working Group - https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/system/files/hftt_localisation_marker_definition s_paper_24_january_2018.pdf.
Localisation – governance and management:
• Sjoerd Beugelsdijk and Chris Welzel (2018) Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 2018, Vol. 49(10) 1469 –1505 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022118798505
• Gerard Prinsen & Saskia Nijhof (2015) Between logframes and theory of change: reviewing debates and a practical experience, Development in Practice, 25:2, 234-246, DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1003532.
• Palladan, A and Adamu, A. (2018). An Overview of Strategic Management Practices. Austin Journal of Business Administration and Management, 2(3), 1-4.
• Athapaththu, H. (2016). An Overview of Strategic Management: An analysis of the concepts and the importance of strategic management. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 6(2), 124-127.
• Tapera, J. (2014), The Importance of Strategic Management to Business Organisations. Research Journal of Social Sciences and Management, 3(11), 122-131.
• Gibbons, P.; Otieku-Boadu, C.; Dijkzeul D. 2nd edition (in press)Strategic Management in Humanitarian Action: an introduction in International Humanitarian Action NOHA Textbook, Springer, Gewerbestrasse, Switzerland
Operationalising localisation:
• Bennett, C. 2016: Time to Let Go. Remaking humanitarian action for the modern era. London, ODI, Humanitarian Policy Group https://www.odi.org/publications/10381-time-let-go-remaking-humanitarian-actionmodern-era.
• Accelerating Localisation through Partnerships October 2019: Pathways to Localisation: A framework towards locally led humanitarian response in partnership-based action. C. Schmalenbach with Christian Aid, CARE, Tearfund, ActionAid, CAFOD, Oxfam https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Pathways%20to%20Localisation_re .
• Els, C. 2017 (?): On the Road to 2020. Grand Bargain commitment to support national and local responders. Dublin, Tròcaire https://www.trocaire.org/sites/default/files/resources/policy/on-the-road-to-2020- localisation-the-grand-bargain.pdf.
Students MUST register and complete the online course – Building a Better Response (https://www.buildingabetterresponse.org/login/index.php) - to reflect on the International Humanitarian System and to consider the challenges to coordinate this disparate grouping in delivering principled humanitarian action.