Reflections on Humanitarian Action : Principles, Ethics and Contradictions (Transnational Institute) -- Paperback / softback

Humanitarian Studies Unit

Pluto Press（2001/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 203 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780745317267
• DDC分類 362.87526

基本説明

Edited by the Humanitarian Studies Unit, translated by Stephen Mackey.

Full Description

Humanitarian action has become a subject for serious debate in light of recent conflicts across the globe. The debacle in Somalia, the policy of intervention in Bosnia, and domestic conflicts in the West over intervention in Kosovo have given rise to many complex questions surrounding humanitarian action. The contributors to this volume provide a systematic overview of the issues involved from a wide range of viewpoints.The book examines the central problems of humanitarian action: the judicial question and the right to humanitarian assistance; the ethical framework of humanitarian action; the challenge of coordination of all the actors involved in humanitarian action; the recipients in the aid chain; the link between aid, development and emergency action; the role of the media; and a practical evaluation of Operation Lifeline Sudan.

Contents

Abbreviations and AcronymsIntroductionHumanitarian Studies Unit1. The Role of Humanitarian Issues in International Politics in the 1990sAdam Roberts2. The Right to Humanitarian Aid: Basis and LimitationsJoana Abrisketa3. The Ethical Framework of Humanitarian ActionXabier Etxeberria4. The Complex Nature of Actors in Humanitarian Action and the Challenge of Co-OrdinationFrancisco Rey5. Subalterns on the Aid ChainDavid Sogge6. Relief, Development and Humanitarian InterventionJoanne Raisin and Alexander Ramsbotham7. The Media and the Humanitarian SpectacleMariano Aguirre8. Chronicle of Ajiep, Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan, 1998Medecins Sans FrontieresContributorsIndex