Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Humanitarian Action And Ethics - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: From natural disaster areas to conflict zones humanitarian workers today find themselves operating in diverse and difficult environments. While humanitarian work has always presented unique ethical challenges such efforts are now further complicated by the impact of globalization the escalating refugee crisis and mounting criticisms of established humanitarian practice. Featuring contributions from humanitarian practitioners health professionals and social and political scientists this book explores the question of ethics in modern humanitarian work drawing on the lived experience of humanitarian workers themselves. Its essential case studies cover humanitarian work in countries ranging from Haiti and South Sudan to Syria and Iraq and address issues such as gender based violence migration and the growing phenomenon of volunteer tourism . Together these contributions offer new perspectives on humanitarian ethics as well as insight into how such ethical considerations might inform more effective approaches to humanitarian work.
Title: Humanitarian Action And Ethics
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781786992673
Pages: 336 Pages, Tables, Black And White 2 ; Figures 2
Publication Date: 6/15/2018
Category: Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)