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This book provides a historical account of the NGO CARE as one of the largest humanitarian NGOs worldwide from 1945 to 1980. Readers interested in international relations and humanitarian hunger prevention are provided with fascinating insights into the economic and business related aspects of Western non-governmental politics, fundraising and philanthropic giving in this field. Not only does the book contributes to ongoing research about the rise of NGOs in the international realm, it also offers very rich empirical material on the political implications of private and governmental international aid in a world marked by the order of the Cold War, decolonialization processes and the struggle of so called "Third World Countries" to catch up with modern Western consumer societies

This essay focuses on the short period of cooperation between the private humanitarian non-profit organization Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) and the new US government volunteer service agency, the Peace Corps, in the early 1960s. It describes CARE's role as a private midwife to this new governmental player and traces the reasons for both the rise and the demise of the initially promising public–private partnership in development aid in Colombia. The essay thus analyzes the conditions that allowed (and ultimately hindered) genuine processes of transfer of expertise between private and governmental players in a field that was just developing.

Nichts, jenseits der Luft zum Atmen und dem Wasser zum Trinken, ist für die menschliche Existenz so grundlegend wie die Ernährung, kaum etwas so essentiell wie die regelmäßige Nahrungsaufnahme. Doch während Empfehlungen für Ernährungsumstellungen zum Veganismus oder zu vermeintlich "natürlichen" Paleo-Diäten in Teilen der westlichen Öffentlichkeiten auf fruchtbaren Boden fallen und der Wunsch nach Selbstoptimierung das Alltagsverhalten vieler Menschen beein­flusst, berichten Ärzt:innen und Gesundheitsexpert:innen in aller Welt über wachsende Probleme mit Fettleibigkeit und damit verbundenen Krankheiten. Nach Daten der OECD von 2017 hat Übergewicht in der Altersgruppe der 15- bis 74-Jährigen in allen Mitgliedsländern während der letzten drei Dekaden kontinuierlich zugenommen. Während in Frankreich und Italien im Jahr 2017 etwa 40 Prozent der Bevölkerung als übergewichtig galten, erreichten die Werte in den USA und Mexiko fast 70 Prozent. Im OECD-Durchschnitt gilt zudem eine von fünf Personen nicht nur als übergewichtig, sondern als fettleibig.

Since the late 1950s, nutrition experts have debated whether foods enriched with micronutrients such as protein could alleviate world hunger. Industrial production of such 'wonder foods' began in the 1960s, making the food industry an actor in international food aid. Following a brief review of the history of scientific nutrition research, the article analyzes the first boom of fortified foods between the 1950s and the 1970s. With particular reference to the NGO CARE and the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) with its product Incaparina, it shows how the conflict-ridden cooperation between humanitarian actors, governments, business and science developed. In addition to looking at contemporary debates about prices, quality controls and marketing strategies, consumer perspectives must be considered in order to understand the success or failure of new products. After a temporary slump in euphoria from the 1970s onwards, ›wonder foods‹ have experienced a revival since the 1990s - mainly because the networks between governments, nutrition experts, international organizations and the food industry were further cultivated and greater consideration was given to the needs of consumers.

This book provides a historical account of one of the most innovative and fast-growing private humanitarian players in the field of global hunger relief, CARE. Analyzing CARE's intricate relationships with international governments, NGOs, and corporate players in the United States and beyond, Heike Wieters examines the individuals and groups that have shaped CARE's history since the end of the Second World War. Offering insights into CARE's drive towards economic growth and expansion into new fields of service, from individual CARE packages to large-scale school feeding projects and development aid, this book makes a valuable contribution to the growing field of humanitarian history. Wieters provides an essential account of the political implications of private and governmental international aid in a world marked by the Cold War order, decolonization, and the struggle of so-called Third World countries to catch up with the industrialized, consumerist West.

Wie ist es um das Soziale Europa bestellt? Im Fokus dieses Bandes stehen Versuche, Europa als sozialen Raum zu vermessen. Die Beiträge fragen danach, wie Wissen über Europa entsteht und zwischen den Akteuren zirkuliert, wie transnationale Netzwerke Forderungen formulieren und sozialpolitische Programme verwirklicht werden. Es geht also um die Entstehung europäischer Politikprozesse und deren Umsetzung in konkrete Handlungskategorien - auch jenseits modellhafter Begriffe wie Mehrebenenpolitik.

From Christian missionary publications to the media strategies employed by today's NGOs, this interdisciplinary collection explores the entangled histories of humanitarianism and media. It traces the emergence of humanitarian imagery in the West and investigates how the meanings of suffering and aid have been constructed in a period of evolving mass communication, demonstrating the extent to which many seemingly new phenomena in fact have long historical legacies. Ultimately, the critical histories collected here help to challenge existing asymmetries and help those who advocate a new cosmopolitan consciousness recognizing the dignity and rights of others

This pertinent and highly original volume explores how ideas of Europe and processes of continental political, socio-economic, and cultural integration have been intertwined since the nineteenth century. Applying a wider definition of Europeanization in the sense of "becoming European", it will pay equal attention to counter-processes of disentanglement and disintegration that have accompanied, slowed down, or displaced such trends and developments. By focusing on the practices, agents, and experience of Europeanization, the volume strives to bring together the history of ideas and the history of human actions and conduct, two approaches that are usually treated separately in the field of European studies