Contents: 1. Introduction: Humanitarianism and inequality - a re-orientation.Silke Roth, Bandana Purkayastha, and Tobias Denskus
Part I: Historical and (geo)political dimensions of humanitarianism
2. Humanitarianism and colonialism / Aoife O'Leary McNeice
3. Humanitarianism and the global cold war, 1945-1991 / Margot Tudor
4. Humanitarianism and the new wars: Humanitarianism, security, and securitisation / Michael Magcamit and Anastassiya Mahon
5. Humanitarianism, development and peace: A southern perspective / Priya Singh and Paula Banerjee
6. Localisation and the humanitarian sector / Claudia E. Youakim and Rita Stephan
7. Human rights and humanitarianism / Bandana Purkayastha
Part II: Varieties of humanitarian organisations and actors
8. Humanitarian organisations: Behemoths and butterflies / Sarah S. Stroup
9. Faith actors in humanitarianism: Dynamics and inequalities / Olivia Wilkinson and Jennifer Philippa Eggert
10. Diaspora assistance / Anjana Narayan and Lise-Hélène Smith
11. Political solidarity movements and humanitarianism: Lessons from Catalonia, Spain (1975-2020) / Salvador Martí i Puig and Alberto Martín Álvarez
12. Subversive humanitarianism / Robin Vandevoordt
13. Citizen's groups and grassroots humanitarianism / Shoma Choudhury Lahiri
14. Humanitarianism and the military / Silke Roth
Part III: Intersectional perspectives on humanitarians and communities
15. Race, racialisation, and coloniality in the humanitarian aid sector / Lata Narayanaswamy
16. Humanitarian organisations as gendered organisations / Rianka Roy
17. Sexuality and humanitarianism: Colonial 'hauntings' / Shweta M. Adur
18. Class matters in humanitarianism / Patricia Ward and Junru Bian
19. Humanitarianism and disability / Dale Buscher and Emma Pearce
Part IV: Persisting and newly emerging issues
20. Media representations of humanitarianism / Valérie Gorin
21. Humanitarianism and pandemics / Tulani Francis L. Matenga and Lwendo Moonzwe Davis
22. Humanitarian technologies / Reem Talhouk
23. Linguistic inequality in the humanitarian sector: Unravelling english-centric multilingualism / Maria Rosa Garrido
24. Climate change, disasters and humanitarian action / Ilan Kelman and Eija Meriläinen
25. Refugee protection and assistance / Naoko Hashimoto
26. Trafficking in persons, long-term vulnerabilities, and humanitarianism / Farhan Navid Yousaf and Muhammad Makki Kakar
Part V: Regions
27. Humanitarianism and native america / Barbara Gurr
28. Australia, new zealand, and pacific regions / Agnieszka Sobocinska
29. International humanitarianism in east asia / Alistair D.B. Cook, Lina Gong, and Oscar A. Gómez
30. West asia and north Africa / Josepha Wessels
31. Africa's long fight for humanitarian self-sufficiency / Oheneba A. Boateng
32. The Latin American experience: Inequality's role in shaping humanitarianism / Oscar A. Gómez, Simone Lucatello, and Rodrigo Mena
33. Varieties of European humanitarianism / Silke Roth and Tobias Denskus
Part VI: Methods and knowledge production
34. Humanitarian research ethics and the ethics of research in humanitarian settings / Shashika Bandara, Elyse Rafaela A. Conde, Abeer Dakik, and Matthew Hunt
35. Archives and historical perspectives in researching humanitarianism / Katarzyna Nowak
36. Quantitative methods / Liesbet Heyse, Nina Hansen, and Rafael Wittek
37. Power dynamics in the use of qualitative methods in humanitarianism / Margaux Pinaud, Kristina Tschunkert, and Augusta Nannerini
38. Discussing inequalities in evaluation of humanitarian action / Bonaventure Gbétoho Sokpoh with Tobias Denskus
39. Pracademvism - forever unequal or the new nexus in global development and humanitarianism / Themrise Khan.