Organised by the Democracy, Justice and Human Rights Research Group (DemoJUST), the 2nd DemoJUST Books Series - Meet the Author invites members of the Research Group who have recently published books to a talk that will include a brief presentation about their books (15m), followed by an intervention by a guest commentator, and a succeeding Q&A, seeking to articulate the commentary with themes of Democracy, Justice and Human Rights. With this event, the DemoJUST Research Group aims to stimulate scientific debate around pressing issues, while at the same time promoting the internal and external visibility of the research carried out at CES and, in particular, in this Research Group.

Book: Pureza, José Manuel; Nascimento, Daniela (2024), O humanitarismo em mudança: do socorrismo aos intervencionismos. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.

Synopsis: This book aims to map and analyse the main debates around humanitarianism, its purposes and fundamental dilemmas. This analysis also intends to open space for further reflection on the place and role of humanitarian action, its actors and principles, within the framework of intervention logics and global interventionism, as well as the challenges facing the theory and practice of humanitarian action and the dilemmas that cross it. 

Comments: Teresa Almeida Cravo (FEUC/CES)
 
Organisers: DemoJUST Research Group, coordinated by Ana Cristina Santos, Silvia Maeso and Daniela Nascimento.