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Humanitarianism and challenges of cooperation / edited by Volker M. Heins, Kai Koddenbrock and Christine Unrau.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge global cooperation series.
- Routledge Global Cooperation Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Humanitarian assistance--International cooperation.
- Humanitarian assistance.
- International relief.
- Humanitarianism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.
- Summary:
- This book examines the multiple humanitarianisms of today as a testing ground for new ways of global cooperation. It studies general trends in the contemporary transformation of humanitarianism and investigates individual cases of how humanitarian actors cooperate with others on the ground. This volume offers a highly innovative, empirically informed account of global humanitarianism from the point of view of cooperation research. The internationally renowned contributors analyse broad trends and present case studies based on meticulous fieldwork.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Transforming the humanitarian enterprise : principles, politics, and professionalism
- pt. 2. Cooperating in humanitarian action : changes on the ground.
- Notes:
- "Centre for Global Cooperation Research, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research"--t.p.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-138-96338-0
- 1-315-65882-8
- 1-317-33220-2
- 1-317-33221-0
- 9781315658827
- OCLC:
- 958105848
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