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Yvette Sanchez
Former Member
Title
Prof. em. Dr.
Last Name
Sanchez
First name
Yvette
Email
yvette.sanchez@unisg.ch
Phone
+41 71 224 25 66
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PublicationThe ICRC at a crossroads: Swiss roots — international outlookThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has undergone a considerable transformation in the recent decades: from being driven by a pre-dominantly Swiss body of employees, it has become an organization dominated by international staff that hail from all over the world. While the leadership is still firmly in Swiss hands, the transformation has put into question to what extent the ICRC has been able to uphold its foundational values and its special relationship with Swiss culture. The strong ties with Swiss values such as neutrality, independence, consensus, reliability, work ethics, and participation used to be perceived as key factors for the organization’s continuity and success in delivering humanitarian aid in a politically more and more divided world. Indeed, from a historical perspective, the Swiss rootedness shaping the organizational culture and identity allowed the ICRC to be successful in its endeavors as a neutral humanitarian actor even in times of crises. This paper, through an analysis of interviews with ICRC staff members of different nationalities, seeks to explore to what extent Swiss values are perceived to still matter in the ICRC, its humanitarian work and how Swiss and non-Swiss staff members interpret these values. The research suggests that there are three distinct narratives, namely, an internationalist, a traditionalist, and a pragmatist. While the internationalist narrative perceives the ICRC’s internationalization as a positive development for the organization as a whole, the traditionalist is concerned about detrimental effects on the organizational culture as well as on the credibility of the humanitarian work in the field. The pragmatist narrative recognizes the benefits of strong Swiss values in the ICRC, yet highlights that current developments call for internationalization. The study extends our understanding of the importance of core organizational values and principles in a process of internationalization in order to stay a credible and successful humanitarian actor.Type: journal articleJournal: Journal of International Humanitarian ActionVolume: 4Issue: 13
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PublicationCut and paste. Künstlerische Transplantate an Körper und Corpus.Type: journal articleJournal: Kulturwissenschaftliche Konzepte der Transplantation
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PublicationNichos deportivos en la literaturaType: journal articleJournal: Boletín Hispánico HelvéticoIssue: 33-44
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PublicationDie US-Latinos in der Ära Trump: Grosse allgemeine VerunsicherungReactions ranging, overwhelmingly from disbelief and disgust at the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States are not limited to Europe. The development of Latin America will be vastly influenced by its neighbour to the north and its far from predictable state ruler. At any rate, one may surmise that the planned building of a wall at the Mexican-American border and Trump’s «America first» solution makes for an uncertain future for US Latinos in terms of continental Pan-American relationships.Type: journal articleJournal: Swissfuture : Magazin für ZukunftsmonitoringIssue: 1
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PublicationFälschungen als Systemfehler oder Faktor künstlerischer Produktivität?Type: journal articleJournal: Colloquium HelveticumVolume: 46
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PublicationLiteratura y Arte latinoamericanos Hoy: ¿Boom o Burbuja?Type: journal articleJournal: Alea : Estudos NeolatinosVolume: 18Issue: 2
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PublicationNanofilología: miniaturización fractalType: journal articleJournal: IberoamericanaVolume: 9Issue: 36
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PublicationFronteras nebulosas. El potencial de los espacios ambiguosType: journal articleJournal: IberoamericanaVolume: 14Issue: 54
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PublicationNaufragio con espectador. 'De derrota en derrota, hasta la derrota final'. El fracaso como figura poética existencial de las letras hispánicas.Type: journal articleJournal: HumboldtVolume: 155Issue: 1
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Publication"O rio como figura de pensamento poético-cultural." Historias de Rios in Territórios e FronteirasType: journal articleJournal: Zeitschrift der Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (Brasilien)Volume: 3Issue: 1