International Organizations and Civilian Protection

Power, Ideas and Humanitarian Aid in Conflict Zones

Sreeram Chaulia

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Year: 2011
• ISBN:
  9780857719898
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: American Government
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Despite the proliferation of international humanitarian and human rights laws since the end of the Cold War, there has been an erosion of the practical immunity of civilians caught up in armed conflicts. Here, Sreeram Chaulia explores the attempts of international humanitarian organizations to relieve the plight of these civilians, offering a unique insight into the motivations and effects of these organizations at the grass-roots level in conflict zones. By using a theoretical framework to examine the realities of humanitarian assistance, this analysis offers invaluable conclusions for those involved in the study of Politics and International Relations, as well as those concerned with practicalities of conflict resolution and peacekeeping.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• List of Abbreviations
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. International Organizations and the Global Protection Crisis
• 2. Rationality and Culture in International Organizations
• 3. Methods for Researching Humanitarian Behaviour
• 4. Humanitarians in Sri Lanka: Hunting with the Hounds and Running with the Hares
• 5. Humanitarians in the Philippines: Props and Counters to the 'War on Terrorism'
• 6. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Humanitarians Across Sri Lanka and the Philippines
• 7. The 'Thruths' about Humanitarian Behaviour
• 8. Humanitarianism, Militarism and the Struggle for Peace
• Epilogue
• Appendix
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index