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Międzynarodowy system humanitarny jako CAS: doraźne reformy a bariery strukturalne
International Humanitarian System as CAS: Ad Hoc Reforms vs Structural Barriers

Author(s): Renata Kurpiewska-Korbut
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: international humanitarian system; Grand Bargain; HDP Nexus; localisation; CAS governance

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: This study conceptualizes the international humanitarian system as a complex adaptive system (CAS), analyzing its reformist evolution in response to dynamically changing global conditions – from the 1990s to contemporary polycrises. RESEARCH RESULTS: The global humanitarian system responds to exogenous factors with incremental operational reforms (coordination, funding quality, localisation, Nexus), bypassing power structures and economic mechanisms. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The dominant hierarchical-networked governance model hinders effective 'coordinated positioning'.

  • Issue Year: 17/2026
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 341-362
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish
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