Aid in Danger : The Perils and Promise of Humanitarianism /

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Aid in Danger explores why aid workers are attacked, kidnapped, and killed around the world and critically examines how aid agencies respond to these dangers. It addresses a timely and neglected topic, providing a unique analytical perspective on broader issues of humanitarianism and humanitarian re...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Fast, Larissa (Larissa A.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Violence.
Security, International.
Risk management.
Humanitarian assistance.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
violence.
risk management.
Gestion du risque.
Aide humanitaire.
Violence
Risk Management
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Three stories of aid in danger : from baghdad and muttur to solferino
  • The twin challenges for contemporary humanitarianism
  • The dangers they face : understanding violence against aid workers and agencies
  • The dominant explanations : competing discourses of aid
  • Explanations in the shadows : competing images of aid
  • Coping with danger : paradigms of humanitarian security management
  • Conclusion. reclaiming humanity
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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