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Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed
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Author : Claire Magone
language : en
Publisher: Hurst
Release Date : 2012-02-28
Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed written by Claire Magone and has been published by Hurst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-28 with Political Science categories.
From international NGOs to UN agencies, from donors to observers of humanitarianism, opinion is unanimous: in a context of the alleged "clash of civilizations", our "humanitarian space" is shrinking. Put another way, the freedom of action and of speech of humanitarians is being eroded due to the radicalisation of conflicts and the reaffirmation of state sovereignty over aid actors and policies. The purpose of this book is to challenge this assumption through an analysis of the events that have marked MSF's history since 2003 (when MSF published its first general work on humanitarian action and its relationships with governments). It addresses the evolution of humanitarian goals, the resistance to these goals and the political arrangements that overcame this resistance (or that failed to do so). The contributors seek to analyse the political transactions and balances of power and interests that allow aid activities to move forward, but that are usually masked by the lofty rhetoric of "humanitarian principles". They focus on one key question: what is an acceptable compromise for MSF? This book seeks to puncture a number of the myths that have grown up over the forty years since MSF was founded and describes in detail how the ideals of humanitarian principles and "humanitarian space" operating in conflict zones are in reality illusory. How, in fact, it is the grubby negotiations with varying parties, each of whom have their own vested interests, that may allow organisations such as MSF to operate in a given crisis situation - or not.
Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed
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Author : Claire Magone
language : en
Publisher: Hurst & Company Limited
Release Date : 2011
Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed written by Claire Magone and has been published by Hurst & Company Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Business & Economics categories.
From international NGOs to UN agencies, from donors to observers of humanitarianism, opinion is unanimous: in a context of the alleged "clash of civilizations", our "humanitarian space" is shrinking. Put another way, the freedom of action and of speech of humanitarians is being eroded due to the radicalisation of conflicts and the reaffirmation of state sovereignty over aid actors and policies. The purpose of this book is to challenge this assumption through an analysis of the events that have marked MSF's history since 2003 (when MSF published its first general work on humanitarian action and its relationships with governments). It addresses the evolution of humanitarian goals, the resistance to these goals and the political arrangements that overcame this resistance (or that failed to do so). The contributors seek to analyse the political transactions and balances of power and interests that allow aid activities to move forward, but that are usually masked by the lofty rhetoric of "humanitarian principles". They focus on one key question: what is an acceptable compromise for MSF? This book seeks to puncture a number of the myths that have grown up over the forty years since MSF was founded and describes in detail how the ideals of humanitarian principles and "humanitarian space" operating in conflict zones are in reality illusory. How, in fact, it is the grubby negotiations with varying parties, each of whom have their own vested interests, that may allow organisations such as MSF to operate in a given crisis situation - or not.
Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Groups
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Author : Ashley Jonathan Clements
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Groups written by Ashley Jonathan Clements and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with History categories.
Humanitarians operate on the frontlines of today’s armed conflicts, where they regularly negotiate to provide assistance and to protect vulnerable civilians. This book explores this unique and under-researched field of humanitarian negotiation. It details the challenges faced by humanitarians negotiating with armed groups in Yemen, Myanmar, and elsewhere, arguing that humanitarians typically negotiate from a position of weakness. It also explores some of the tactics and strategies they use to overcome this power asymmetry to reach more favorable agreements. The author applies these findings to broader negotiation scholarship and investigates the implications of this research for the field and practice of humanitarianism. This book also demonstrates how non-state actors – both humanitarians and armed groups – have become increasingly potent diplomatic actors. It challenges traditional state-centric approaches to diplomacy and argues that non-state actors constitute an increasingly crucial vector through which international relations are replicated and reconstituted during contemporary armed conflict. Only by accepting these changes to the nature of diplomacy itself can the causes, symptoms, and solutions to armed conflict be better managed. This book will be of interest to scholars concerned with conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation, as well as to humanitarian practitioners themselves.
Saving Lives And Staying Alive
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Author : Michael Neuman
language : en
Publisher: Hurst & Company
Release Date : 2016
Saving Lives And Staying Alive written by Michael Neuman and has been published by Hurst & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Political Science categories.
Much like the large commercial companies, most humanitarian aid organizations now have departments specifically dedicated to protecting the security of their personnel and assets. The management of humanitarian security has gradually become the business of professionals who develop data collection systems, standardized procedures, norms, and training meant to prevent and manage risks. A large majority of aid agencies and security experts see these developments as inevitable - all the more so because of quantitative studies and media reports concluding that the dangers to which aid workers are today exposed are completely unprecedented. Yet, this trend towards professionalization is also raising questions within aid organizations, MSF included. Can insecurity be measured by scientific means and managed through norms and protocols? How does the professionalization of security affect the balance of power between field and headquarters, volunteers and the institution that employs them? What is its impact on the implementation of humanitarian organizations' social mission? Are there alternatives to the prevailing security model(s) derived from the corporate world? Building on MSF's experience and observations of the aid world by academics and practitioners, the authors of this book look at the drivers of the professionalization of humanitarian security and its impact on humanitarian practices, with a specific focus on Syria, CAR and kidnapping in the Caucasus.
In The Shadow Of Just Wars
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Author : Médecins sans frontières (Association)
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2004
In The Shadow Of Just Wars written by Médecins sans frontières (Association) and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Essays written by scholars, journalists and humanitarian relief workers look at humanitarian crises of the past five years for their successes and failures, and suggest that humanitarian action has often failed to live up to its ideals. These essays expose the shortcomings of the various humanitarian organizations, particularly the U.N., and illuminate the complex moral and political debate that surrounds even the most basic relief operations.
Guidelines On Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Groups
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Author : Gerard McHugh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Guidelines On Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Groups written by Gerard McHugh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes categories.
Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Groups
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Author : Gerard McHugh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Groups written by Gerard McHugh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes categories.
Humanitarianism Keywords
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-09-07
Humanitarianism Keywords written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-07 with Social Science categories.
Humanitarianism: Keywords is a comprehensive dictionary designed as a compass for navigating the conceptual universe of humanitarianism. It is an intuitive toolkit to map contemporary humanitarianism and to explore its current and future articulations. The dictionary serves a broad readership of practitioners, students, and researchers by providing informed access to the extensive humanitarian vocabulary.
Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Non State Actors Key Lessons From Afghanistan Sudan And Somalia
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Author : Ashley Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Humanitarian Negotiations With Armed Non State Actors Key Lessons From Afghanistan Sudan And Somalia written by Ashley Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Humanitarian Diplomacy
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Author : Larry Minear
language : en
Publisher: UNU
Release Date : 2007
Humanitarian Diplomacy written by Larry Minear and has been published by UNU this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Political Science categories.
Humanitarian professionals are on the front lines of today's internal armed conflicts, working with politicians and diplomats in countries wracked by violence, in capitals of donor governments that underwrite humanitarian work, as well as within the United Nations Security Council and providing information to the media. This publication sets out a compendium of essays written by 14 senior humanitarian practitioners who led humanitarian operations in settings as diverse as the Balkans and Nepal, Somalia and East Timor, and across a time frame from the 1970s in Cambodia and 1980s in Lebanon to more recent engagement in Colombia and Iraq.