‘Safeguarding’ as humanitarian buzzword: an initial scoping

Abstract Suddenly, talk of ‘safeguarding’ and a sector-wide ‘safeguarding crisis’ seems to be everywhere. Grappling with the scope and content of ‘safeguarding’ as a parameter of humanitarian practice, this commentary asks questions about the framing of safeguarding as a buzzword: about what buzzwor...

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Main Author: Kristin Bergtora Sandvik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of International Humanitarian Action
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41018-019-0051-1