Condemned to repeat? : the paradox of humanitarian action /

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Humanitarian groups have failed, Fiona Terry believes, to face up to the core paradox of their activity: humanitarian action aims to alleviate suffering, but by inadvertently sustaining conflict it potentially prolongs suffering. In Condemned to Repeat?, Terry examines the side-effects of interventi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Terry, Fiona
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Refugee camps > Case studies.
Humanitarian assistance > Political aspects.
Refugees > International cooperation.
Civil war > Case studies.
Camps de réfugiés > Études de cas.
Aide humanitaire > Aspect politique.
Réfugiés > Coopération internationale.
Guerre civile > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Réfugiés.
Aide humanitaire.
Etudes de cas.
Guerres civiles.
Civil war.
Refugee camps.
Flüchtlingslager
Humanitäre Hilfe
Vluchtelingenkampen.
Humanitaire interventie.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Humanitarian action and responsibility
  • The Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan
  • The Nicaraguan and Salvadoran refugee camps in Honduras
  • The Cambodian refugee camps in Thailand
  • The Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire
  • Humanitarian action in a second-best world.

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