Humanitarian space and international politics : the creation of safe areas / Hikaru Yamashita.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yamashita, Hikaru

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--International cooperation.

Refugees.

Human rights--International cooperation.

Human rights.

Humanitarian intervention.

Ethnic conflict--Prevention.

Ethnic conflict.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2004]

Contents:

Introduction: The Beginning of a New Era? 1

A 'New' Humanitarian Device? 1

Safe Areas as Humanitarian Spaces 3

1. A Conceptual Analysis of Humanitarian Space 8

Spatial Practice and Humanitarian Space 8

The Spatial Order of International Politics 9

Three Models of Humanitarian Space 16

2. 'Safe Haven' in Northern Iraq: From Shelter to Homeland 33

Resolution 688 36

The 'Safe Haven' Plan 45

Allied and UN 'Havens' 49

Expanding the Haven: Towards a Kurdish Homeland 54

Sustaining the Homeland 58

The Kurdistan Regional Government 62

3. 'Safe Area' in Srebrenica: The Dilemma of Military Protection 85

Earlier Safe Area Plans 88

Resolution 819 97

Humanitarian Space and the Issue of Security 99

The Fall 108

4. 'Safe Humanitarian Zone' in Rwanda: A Nebulous Humanitarian Space 133

Humanitarian Spaces in Kigali 139

Resolution 918 145

Safe Humanitarian Zone 150

Constructing Two Territories 156

Destabilizing the Region 161

Conclusion: The End of an Era? 184

Humanitarian Space in Practice 184

Critical Implications for International Politics 190

A Return to the Old Order? 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754641635

OCLC:

55008691