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Humanitarian intervention invariably rubs shoulders with politics, albeit awkwardly and sometimes even with tragic results. Tensions between them take many forms, ranging from different assessments of the extent or even the existence of a crisis to claims that humanitarian assistance is not saving innocent lives but sustaining politico-military forces, or to the conclusion that the constraints upon them compel aid agencies to withdraw from the area of operation completely - whether to ensure the safety of their own staff or because they believe that their integrity is unacceptably compromised by staying. ""Development and Humanitarianism"" addresses these and other dilemmas that aid agencies face in interpreting the principles of humanitarianism in contexts where they risk being manipulated by political agendas. The contributors have extensive experience as frontline aid workers, agency policy makers, academics and researchers, and professional consultants around the world. Like every book in the ""Development in Practice Readers"" series, ""Development and Humanitarianism"" draws on the contents of the acclaimed international journal, ""Development in Practice"" and includes an annotated resource list of recent publications, relevant journals, organizations and websites presenting a cutting-edge guide to thinking and action.
Contents
Preface, Deborah Eade; Introduction: Humanitarian trends and dilemmas, Tony Vaux; 1. The Politics of Violence: Humanitarian Responses; The politics of emergency and the demise of the developing state: problems for humanitarian advocacy; Vanessa Pupavac; Post-war aid: patterns and purposes; Astri Suhrke and Julia Buckmaster; Humanitarianism and politics: the dangers of contrived separation; Volker Schimmel; 2. Helping People Protect Themselves? Who really protects civilians? Andrew Bonwick; Colombian peace communities: the role of NGOs in supporting community resistance to violence and oppression; Gretchen Alther; Women and war: protection through empowerment in El Salvador; Martha Thompson and Deborah Eade; 3. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Examples of Humanitarian Practice; Everyday practices of humanitarian aid: tsunami response in Sri Lanka; Udan Fernando and Dorothea Hilhorst; Aid partnership in the Bougainville conflict: the case of Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency and its donors; Jonathan Makuwira; Art and disarmament: turning arms into ploughshares in Mozambique; Frank James Tester; Mission impossible: gender, conflict, and Oxfam GB; Suzanne Williams; 4. Reviews and Resources; Women, gender, and conflict: making the connections; Martha Thompson; Selected resources on contemporary issues in humanitarianism; Deborah Eade; Contributors
