Humanitarian Crises, Intervention and Security: A Framework for Evidence-Based Programming (Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding)

By: Rafael Wittek and Andrej Zwitter and Liesbet Heyse and Joost Herman

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Synopsis: This book presents a new framework of analysis to assess natural and man-made disasters and humanitarian crises, and the feasibility of interventions in these complex emergencies. The past half-century has witnessed a dramatic increase in such crises - such as in Haiti, Iraq and Sudan - and this volume aims to pioneer a theory-based, interdisciplinary framework that can assist students and practitioners in the field to acquire the skills and expertise necessary for evidence-based decision-making and programming in humanitarian action. It has four major objectives: To provide a tool for diagnosing and understanding complex emergencies, and build on the concepts of state security and human security to provide a ‘Snap-Shot Analysis’ of the status quo; To provide a tool for analysing the causes of crises as well as the related stakeholder field; To provide a frame to structure and analyse the information required to evaluate, monitor and/or design interventions for different actors on a project and/or programme level; To combine concepts used in the humanitarian field with underlying theory in a practically relevant way. The book will be of much interest to students of humanitarian intervention, human security, peacebuilding, development studies, peace studies and IR in general.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 238 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781134419098
Related ISBNs:: 9780203381533, 9780415830393, 9781138236622
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/10/23
Copyrighted By:: Selection and editorial matter, Liesbet Heyse, Andrej Zwitter, Rafael Wittek and Joost Herman
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Liesbet Heyse
Edited by:: Andrej Zwitter
Edited by:: Rafael Wittek
Edited by:: Joost Herman