BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

Development and humanitarianism : practical issues / Eade, Deborah (ed.) ; Vaux, Tony, xv, 286 p.. - Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2007.

ISBN 978-1-56549-239-4

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: Contents:. 1. Introduction: Humanitarian trends and dilemmas, Tony Vaux. PART 1. The Politics of Violence: Humanitarian Responses:. 2. The politics of emergency and the demise of the developing state: problems for humanitarian advocacy, Vanessa Pupavac. 3. Post-war aid: patterns and purposes, Astri Suhrke and Julia Buckmaster. 4. Humanitarianism and politics: the dangers of contrived separation, Volker Schimmel. PART 2. Helping People Protect Themselves?. 5. Who really protects civilians?, Andrew Bonwick. 6. Colombian peace communities: the role of NGOs in supporting community resistance to violence and oppression, Gretchen Alther. 7. Women and war: protection through empowerment in El Salvador, Martha Thompson and Deborah Eade. PART 3. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Examples of Humanitarian Practice:. 8. Everyday practices of humanitarian aid: tsunami response in Sri Lanka, Udan Fernando and Dorothea Hilhorst. 9. Aid partnership in the Bougainville conflict: the case of Leitana Nehan Women’s Development Agency and its donors, Jonathan Makuwira. 10. Art and disarmament: turning arms into ploughshares in Mozambique, Frank James Tester. 11. Mission impossible: gender, conflict, and Oxfam GB, Suzanne Williams. PART 4. Reviews and Resources:. 12. Women, gender, and conflict: making the connections, Martha Thompson. 13. Selected resources on contemporary issues in humanitarianism, Deborah Eade.

INDEX WORDS:
* humanitär hjälp = humanitarian aid = humanitaarinen apu
* u-länder = developing countries = kehitysmaat
* NGO = NGO = NGO
* civilbefolkning = civilian population = siviiliväestö
* kvinnor = women = naiset
* tsunami = tsunami = tsunami
* nedrustning = disarmament = aseidenriisunta
* självbestämmande makt = empowerment = voimaantuminen

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: El Salvador / Mozambique / Sri Lanka

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