Reflections on Humanitarian Action
Principles, Ethics and Contradictions
1st Edition
Published on 20. April 2001
208 pages
978-1-84964-109-8 (ISBN)
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
'A very comprehensive introduction that gives an overview of issues surrounding the use of humanitarian action. It provides an insight into some of the most prominent issues and literature in the field' -- Global Review of EthnopoliticsMore details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,06 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84964-109-8 (9781849641098)
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Principles, Ethics and Contradictions
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Principles, Ethics and Contradictions
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Persons
Adam Roberts is a Professor at Oxford University. Xabier Etxeberria is a theorist. David Sogge is the author of Structurally Adjusted Africa. Alexander Ramsbotham is a senior member of Peace Studies in Bradford. Marraino Aguirre is a long time and senior member of TNI who runs his own publishing and his own peace organisation.
Content
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction
Humanitarian Studies Unit
1. The Role of Humanitarian Issues in International Politics in the 1990s
Adam Roberts
2. The Right to Humanitarian Aid: Basis and Limitations
Joana Abrisketa
3. The Ethical Framework of Humanitarian Action
Xabier Etxeberria
4. The Complex Nature of Actors in Humanitarian Action and the Challenge of Co-Ordination
Francisco Rey
5. Subalterns on the Aid Chain
David Sogge
6. Relief, Development and Humanitarian Intervention
Joanne Raisin and Alexander Ramsbotham
7. The Media and the Humanitarian Spectacle
Mariano Aguirre
8. Chronicle of Ajiep, Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan, 1998
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Contributors
Index
Introduction
Humanitarian Studies Unit
1. The Role of Humanitarian Issues in International Politics in the 1990s
Adam Roberts
2. The Right to Humanitarian Aid: Basis and Limitations
Joana Abrisketa
3. The Ethical Framework of Humanitarian Action
Xabier Etxeberria
4. The Complex Nature of Actors in Humanitarian Action and the Challenge of Co-Ordination
Francisco Rey
5. Subalterns on the Aid Chain
David Sogge
6. Relief, Development and Humanitarian Intervention
Joanne Raisin and Alexander Ramsbotham
7. The Media and the Humanitarian Spectacle
Mariano Aguirre
8. Chronicle of Ajiep, Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan, 1998
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Contributors
Index
