Aid in Danger: The Perils and Promise of Humanitarianism 9780812246032

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Автор: Fast Larissa
Название: Aid in Danger: The Perils and Promise of Humanitarianism
ISBN: 9780812246032
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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ISBN-10: 0812246039
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 336
Вес: 0.62 кг.
Дата издания: 16.04.2014
Серия: Pennsylvania studies in human rights
Язык: English
Размер: 231 x 165 x 31
Читательская аудитория: Tertiary education (us: college)
Ключевые слова: Human rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights
Подзаголовок: The perils and promise of humanitarianism
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Поставляется из: Англии
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Humanitarian aid workers increasingly remain present in contexts of violence and are injured, kidnapped, and killed as a result. Since 9/11 and in response to these dangers, aid organizations have fortified themselves to shield their staff and programs from outside threats. In Aid in Danger, Larissa Fast critically examines the causes of violence against aid workers and the consequences of the approaches aid agencies use to protect themselves from attack.
Based on more than a decade of research, Aid in Danger explores the assumptions underpinning existing explanations of and responses to violence against aid workers. According to Fast, most explanations of attacks locate the causes externally and maintain an image of aid workers as an exceptional category of civilians. The resulting approaches to security rely on separation and fortification and alienate aid workers from those in need, representing both a symptom and a cause of crisis in the humanitarian system. Missing from most analyses are the internal vulnerabilities, exemplified in the everyday decisions and ordinary human frailties and organizational mistakes that sometimes contribute to the conditions leading to violence. This oversight contributes to the normalization of danger in aid work and undermines the humanitarian ethos. As an alternative, Fast proposes a relational framework that captures both external threats and internal vulnerabilities. By uncovering overlooked causes of violence, Aid in Danger offers a unique perspective on the challenges of providing aid in perilous settings and on the prospects of reforming the system in service of core humanitarian values.

Дополнительное описание:

Introduction
Chapter 1. Three Stories of Aid in Danger: From Baghdad and Muttur to Solferino 00
Chapter 2. The Twin Challenges for Contemporary Humanitarianism
Chapter 3. The Dangers They Face: Understanding Violence Against Aid Workers

Aid in Danger: The Perils and Promise of Humanitarianism, Fast Larissa