Humanitarian Action and Ethics. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hugo Slim, Ayesha Ahmad, James Smith.
• Editors: Ahmad, Ayesha; Smith, James
• Other Names: Slim, Hugo writer of supplementary textual content.
• Contents: Foreword: Humanitarian Action and Ethics - Hugo Slim Foreword: On the Front Lines of Humanitarian Medical Ethics - Vickie Hawkins and Paul McMaster Introduction: Narrating Humanitarian Action and Ethics - Ayesha Ahmad 1. Difficult Decision-making, Compromise, and Moral Distress in Medical Humanitarian Response - James Smith 2. Moral Entanglement and the Ethics of Closing Humanitarian Projects - Matthew Hunt and Jingru Miao 3. The Outsider's Role: Ethical Reflections from the Study of International–National Staff Relations in Development and Humanitarian Organisations - Maëlle Noé 4. The Moral Motivation of Humanitarian Actors - Katarína Komenská 5. Makeshift Humanitarians: Informal Humanitarian Aid Across European Close(d) Borders - Elisa Sandri and Fosco Bugoni 6. Amateur Humanitarianism, Social Solidarity and 'Volunteer Tourism' in the EU Refugee 'Crisis' - Jane Freedman 7. La Nouvelle France: Institutionalised Abuse, 'Exception' and Spectacle in the Exiled/Volunteer Relationship at the Franco–British Border - Celeste Cantor-Stephens 8. Ethical Challenges Among Humanitarian Organisations: Insights from the Response to the Syrian Conflict* - Kory L Funk, Diana Rayes, Leonard S Rubenstein, Nermin R Diab, Namrita S Singh, Matthew DeCamp, Wasim Maziak, Lara S Ho and W Courtland Robinson 9. Home and Away: Ethical Issues in Humanitarian Aid to Syrians in Israel - Schlomit Zuckerman, Morshid Farhat and Salman Zarka 10. The Emergence of Humanitarian Failure: The Case of Haiti - Jan Wörlein 11. Ethical Encounters as a Humanitarian Psychiatrist - Peter Hughes 12. One for All, or All for One: The Ethical Implications of Individual Human Rights-based and Public Good-based Frameworks in Emergency Mental Health - Liyam Eloul and Claire F O'Reilly 13. Ethics of Cultural Concepts and Conflicts Surrounding Disclosure of Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Settings - Ayesha Ahmad 14. The Invisible Man: The Shrouding of Ethical Issues Related to Sexual Violence Against Men in the Humanitarian Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Vanessa Okito Wedi 15. Humanitarian Ethics in Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders: Discussing Dilemmas and Mitigating Moral Distress - Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, Carol Devine, John Pringle, Sidney Wong and Philippe Calain 16. Stop Missing the Point: Managing Humanitarian Action Well - Caroline Clarinval 17. An Ethic of Refusal: The Political Economy of Humanitarianism Under Neoliberal Globalisation - John Pringle and Toby Leon Moorsom Afterword: The Ethics of Compiling a Book on Humanitarian Ethics - James Smith*The chapter 'Ethical Challenges Among Humanitarian Organisations: Insights from the Response to the Syrian Conflict' is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). You can view the downloadable PDF here.
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (336 pages)
• Subjects: Development studies; Peace studies & conflict resolution; Social impact of disasters; Ethical issues & debates; International relations; Human rights; Non-governmental organizations (NGOs); Social Science -- Disasters & Disaster Relief; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; Political Science -- Peace; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights; Political Science -- NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations); Social Science -- Developing Countries; Education -- Higher; Aid & relief programmes
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786992703; 1786992701
• Related ISBNs: 9781786992673
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.