| Description |
xxix, 333 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
While humanitarianism is unquestionably a fast-growing subject of practitioner and scholarly engagement, much discussion about it is predicated on a dangerous dichotomy between aid givers and relief takers that largely misrepresents the negotiated nature of the humanitarian enterprise. To highlight the tension between these relationships, this book focuses on the humanitarian spaces and the dynamics of humanitarian diplomacy that sustain them. It gathers key voices to provide a critical analysis of international theory, geopolitics and dilemmas underpinning the negotiation of relief. Offering up-to-date examples from cases such as Kosovo and the Tsunami, or ongoing crises like Haiti, Libya, Darfur and Somalia, this book analyses the complexity of humanitarian diplomacy and the multiplicity of geographies and actors involved in it. By investigating the transformations that both diplomacy and humanitarianism are undergoing, this book prompts us towards a critical and eclectic understanding of the dialectics of humanitarian space. This book aims to present humanitarianism not only as a relief delivery mechanism but also as a phenomenon in dialogue with both localised crises and global politics |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Humanitarian assistance -- Case studies.
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Humanitarian assistance.
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International relief -- Case studies.
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International relief.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Acuto, Michele, 1984- editor
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| ISBN |
9781849042383 (hardback) |
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9781849042666 (paperback) |
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