Kristina Roepstorff

• Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

Under the label of localisation local actors are promoted as important agents in humanitarian responses in the humanitarian sector's latest reform efforts. Opinions on the exact meaning and best practices of implementing localisation however diverge. Applying an interface perspective, this paper analyses how the Rohingya Response in Cox's Bazar bec...

Der Beitrag formuliert eine interpretative Methode der Visuelle Metaphernanalyse (VMA). Er argumentiert, dass Metaphern die Lücke zwischen Text und visuellen Repräsentation füllen, in dem sie als linguistisches Mittel verstanden werden können welches von Natur aus Text kognitiv visualisiert. Metaphern sind Bilder. Bezugnehmend auf Erkenntnisse der...

Visual metaphors stand at the border between text and image, as they are linguistic figures that visualize the spoken. Based on this assumption and on the existing knowledge on the discourse analytical method of metaphor analysis, Part One of the article develops a method of visual metaphor analysis (VMA). Part Two uses this method to examine the m...

Calls for a greater inclusion of local actors have featured for some time in debates on how to make humanitarian action more efficient and address unequal power relations within the humanitarian system. Though the localisation agenda is at the core of current reform efforts in the humanitarian sector, the debate lacks a critical discussion of under...

Peace and Conflicts Studies (PCS) seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the causes of violence and war and ways to resolve conflicts around the world. Despite its global reach, key concepts and theories dominating the discipline’s discourse originate primarily in European intellectual history and Northern experiences of violence and war,...

The debate about the use of specific methods of analysing visual material has gained great momentum in International Relations (IR). This paper suggests an interpretive method that has received little attention: visual metaphor analysis. While metaphor analysis has a been frequently used discourse analytical method in IR, little attention has been...

The anthropology of war covers a broad range of topics of high relevance to understand contemporary armed conflicts and humanitarian crises. Looking beyond the immediate facts of the situation and highlighting the social dimension of armed conflicts, it allows grasping the broader context in which humanitarian crises occur. Understanding war as par...

Since the formation of the UN in 1945 the international community has witnessed a number of violent self-determination conflicts such as the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Kashmir, and South Sudan that have been a major cause of humanitarian crises and destruction. This book examines the scope and applicability of political self-determinat...

1. Zur Typologisierung dreier Klassen von enschenrechten Menschenrechten 1.1 Rechtssystematisch 1.2 Historisch 1.3 Philosophisch 1.4 Politikwissenschaftlich 2. Die Klasse der WSK-Rechte 2.1. WSK-Rechte insgesamt 2.2 Teilklasse: Wirtschaftliche Rechte 2.3 Teilklasse: Soziale Rechte 2.4 Teilklasse: Kulturelle Rechte 3. Die WSK-Rechte im Einzelnen 3.1...

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