Humanitarian Hypocrisy : Civilian Protection and the Design of Peace Operations /

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In Humanitarian Hypocrisy, Andrea L. Everett maps the often glaring differences between declared ambitions to protect civilians in conflict zones and the resources committed for doing so. Examining how powerful governments contribute to peace operations and determine how they are designed, Everett a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Everett, Andrea L., 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War relief.
Peacekeeping forces.
International relief.
Humanitarian assistance.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
LAW > International.
Secours international > Études de cas.
Aide humanitaire > Études de cas.
Secours aux victimes de guerre > Études de cas.
International relief > Case studies.
Humanitarian assistance > Case studies.
Peacekeeping forces > Case studies.
War relief > Case studies.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Humanitarian Hypocrisy, Andrea L. Everett maps the often glaring differences between declared ambitions to protect civilians in conflict zones and the resources committed for doing so. Examining how powerful governments contribute to peace operations and determine how they are designed, Everett argues that ambitions-resources gaps are a form of organized hypocrisy. Her book shows how political compromises lead to disparities between the humanitarian principles leaders proclaim and what their policies are designed to accomplish. When those in power face strong pressure to protect civilians but are worried about the high costs and dangers of intervention, Everett asserts, they allocate insufficient resources or impose excessive operational constraints. The ways in which this can play out are illustrated by Everett's use of original data and in-depth case studies of France in Rwanda, the United States in Darfur, and Australia in East Timor and Aceh. Humanitarian Hypocrisy has a sad lesson: missions that gesture toward the protection of civilians but overlook the most pressing security needs of affected populations can worsen suffering even while the entities who doom those missions to failure assume the moral high ground. This is a must-read book for activists, NGO officials, and policymakers alike.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (284 pages).
ISBN:9781501714818

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