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The ICRC at a crossroads: Swiss roots—international outlook

机译：红十字国际委员会处在十字路口：瑞士根源—国际视野

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Abstract The 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.
机译：摘要在最近几十年中，红十字国际委员会（ICRC）经历了重大变革：从主要由瑞士员工组成的组织推动，它已成为由来自世界各地的国际员工主导的组织。尽管领导层仍牢牢掌握在瑞士手中，但这种转变使人们质疑红十字国际委员会在多大程度上能够维护其基本价值观以及与瑞士文化的特殊关系。与瑞士价值观的牢固联系，例如中立性，独立性，共识性，可靠性，职业道德和参与度，被视为该组织在政治上越来越分裂的世界中提供人道主义援助的连续性和成功的关键因素。的确，从历史的角度来看，塑造组织文化和身份的瑞士根基使红十字国际委员会即使在危机时期也能成功地作为中立的人道主义行为体而努力。本文通过对与不同国籍的红十字国际委员会工作人员的访谈进行分析，力图探索在何种程度上人们认为瑞士价值观在红十字国际委员会中仍然很重要，其人道主义工作以及瑞士和非瑞士工作人员如何解释这些价值观。研究表明，存在三种截然不同的叙述，即国际主义者，传统主义者和实用主义者。国际主义者的叙述将红十字国际委员会的国际化视为整个组织的积极发展，而传统主义者则关注对组织文化的不利影响以及该领域人道主义工作的信誉。实用主义的叙述承认红十字国际委员会坚挺的瑞士价值观所带来的好处，但强调当前的发展要求国际化。该研究扩展了我们对核心组织价值和原则在国际化过程中的重要性的理解，以保持可信和成功的人道主义行为体。

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