Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/MWq7K2 The Humanitarian Challenge 20 Years European Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) By: Pat Gibbons Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783319134697, 3319134698 eText ISBN: 9783319134703, 3319134701 Copyright year: 2015 Format: EPUB Available from $ 119.00 USD SKU 9783319134703 This book includes contributions from academics, practitioners and policy-makers connected with the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA), an international association of universities that is committed to interdisciplinary education and research on humanitarian action. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of NOHA, this book highlights some of the most pressing issues and challenges facing humanitarian action and explores potential solutions. Drawing on theory and practice, and spanning a broad range of subject matter, the book explores the origin of key concepts such as human security, reconciliation and resilience and questions their effectiveness in the pursuit of humanitarian ends. It also charts current developments in the humanitarian system, in particular in its legal and financial frameworks. Issues relating to humanitarian stakeholders, such as the role of the media and the protection of humanitarian workers, are also addressed. The contributions are influenced by a range of disciplines, including anthropology, political science, legal studies and communications.
