International organizations and civilian protection : power, ideas and humanitarian aid in conflict zones
Despite the proliferation of international humanitarian and human rights laws since the end of the Cold War, there has been an erosion of the practical immunity of civilians caught up in armed conflicts. This title explores the attempts of international humanitarian organizations to relieve the plig...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
I.B.Tauris ,
2012
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| Series: | The library of international relations
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Table of Contents:
- 1. International organizations and the global protection crisis
- 2. Rationality and culture in international organizations
- 3. Methods for researching humanitarian behavior
- 4. Humanitarians in Sri Lanka : hunting with the hounds and running with the hares
- 5. Humanitarians in the Philippines : props and counters to the 'war on terrorism'
- 6. Between a rock and a hard place : humanitarians across Sri Lanka and the Philippines
- 7. The 'truths' about humanitarian behavior
- 8. Humanitarianism, militarism and the struggles for peace