Humanitarians on the Frontier

Humanitarians on the Frontier
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781538151044
ISBN-13 : 1538151049
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Book Synopsis Humanitarians on the Frontier by : Alasdair Gordon-Gibson

Download or read book Humanitarians on the Frontier written by Alasdair Gordon-Gibson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines the reasons behind accusations of dysfunctional humanitarian identities and the loss of space for impartial action. Through a combination of practical examples in case studies from the field with a theoretical and philosophical approach to questions of voluntary service, community and identity, it reconsiders the exceptional discourse that constructs these identities and drives humanitarian response in environments of complex emergency. By recognizing both the strength and the limits of its social and political agency, the study presents opportunities for the construction of a less exceptional space, or ‘niche’ within the humanitarian sector, where the politics is around one of an ordinary humanitarian society instead of an ordered humanitarian system.


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