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Book SynopsisRecent events have taught us all that anyone, anywhere, can face an emergency situation. Do you have the tools, equipment, and knowledge to ensure the safety of your family? With the expert advice in this handbook, you can be better prepared for any emergency: .Terrorist attack. Fire. Flood. Tornado. Winterstorm. Hurricane. Landslide. Earthquake. Drought.

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Book SynopsisDisaster can strike at any time with no warning. Most people aren’t forward-thinking enough to prepare for the worst, and others simply don’t have the skills needed to successfully prepare. That’s where Badass Preppers Handbook comes in. Covering a wide variety of disaster scenarios with detailed instructions for what you need to do in each one, this book will help you to be ready for anything in no time at all. Learn such things as:• How to fortify your home• How to preserve and store food and water for years• What should go in your “bug out” bag• How to cook off the grid• What firearms and ammo will best help you survive the apocalypse• And more!With this ultimate guide in disaster survival, you’ll be ready to protect yourself, your family, your neighbors, and your pets, no matter what the disaster is.

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Book SynopsisAnimal-adoption advocate Elise Lufkin and Time photographer Diana Walker celebrate the bond between once-abandoned dogs and their adoptive humans in their first two heart-warming, collaborative books. Their third collection, To the Rescue, takes those happing endings one step further. This book celebrates those remarkable “found” dogs (and one cat) who were rescued, sometimes literally from death row, who have gone on to become not simply contented pets, but therapy, service, and even highly trained search-and-rescue animals. In these dogs, their human adopters found a spark of something exceptional: a wellspring of unconditional love, a drive to channel into a unique skill, or a disability that could inspire. Indeed, some of the dogs profiled are missing limbs, or are the survivors of severe abuse or neglect, but they fulfill their jobs with boundless enthusiasm.To the Rescue features therapy dogs who visit nursing homes, hospitals, and hospice rooms. Some are patient reading partners for children. Others offer comfort and confidence to at-risk teens, and inspiration to injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Others are search-and-rescue dogs, hunting for human scent in avalanches, or helping investigators at arson sites and disaster sites—including the Pentagon after 9/11.These brave animals have repaid the kindness of their rescuers in spades, bringing love, acceptance, hope, and solace to people in need. Once again, they raise the question: just who has rescued whom?

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reduces the average delivery time frame for emergency food aid by prepositioning food domestically -- that is, in warehouses in the United States -- and overseas. This book examines the effects of prepositioning on emergency food aid delivery time frames; the effects of prepositioning on the costs of the food aid; and the extent to which the agency monitors prepositioning to maximise time savings and cost effectiveness.

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Book Synopsis'Once in a while a book is published which offers an empirically and theoretically informed analysis of an under-studied topic which helps to carve out a new field of enquiry. Such is the case with Dr Sarah Bradshaw's breathtakingly detailed, richly first-hand informed, and incisive, account of the frequently paradoxical co-option of women into the analysis and practice of ''disaster'' in developing economies. Bradshaw's eminently comprehensive, well-substantiated, perceptive and sensitive treatment of the ''A to Z'' of gender and 'disaster' in developing country contexts constitutes a 21st century volume which will be a definitive benchmark for scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and feminist activists at a world scale.'- Sylvia Chant, London School of Economics, UKThe need to 'disaster proof' development is increasingly recognized by development agencies, as is the need to engender both development and disaster response. This unique book explores what these processes mean for development and disasters in practice.Sarah Bradshaw critically examines key notions, such as gender, vulnerability, risk, and humanitarianism, underpinning development and disaster discourse. Case studies are used to demonstrate how disasters are experienced individually and collectively as gendered events. Through consideration of processes to engender development, it problematizes women's inclusion in disaster response and reconstruction. The study highlights that while women are now central to both disaster response and development, tackling gender inequality is not. By critically reflecting on gendered disaster response and the gendered impact of disasters on processes of development, it exposes some important lessons for future policy.This timely book examines international development and disaster policy which will prove invaluable to gender and disaster academics, students and practitioners.Contents:Introduction 1. What is a Disaster? 2. What is Development? 3. Gender, Development and Disasters 4. Internal and International Response to Disaster 5. Humanitarianism and Humanitarian Relief 6. Reconstruction or Transformation? 7. Case Studies of Secondary Disasters 8. Political Mobilisation for Change 9. Disaster Risk Reduction Conclusion: Drawing the Links: Gender, Disasters and Development Bibliography IndexTrade ReviewGender, Development and Disasters is a valuable and essential call for all parties to be attuned to the enormous complexities involved in incorporating gender into a disaster response... This book implores us to be gender reflective at every level. For those of us working in disaster response, we need to learn from development's positive and negative practices regarding gender, rather than simply lifting gender debates out of development and inserting them into a disaster context - if nothing else, it assumes that gender in development is working. It is a difficult but vital truth: we still aren't getting gender right. This book offers a real chance for us to reflect, and to change.' --Beth Evans, Gender & Development'Disaster research owes a lot to development studies and yet the debt is often not acknowledged. In this scholarly but accessible book by Sarah Bradshaw, we see a very effective linking of gender, disaster and development that will be of value to academics and practitioners working in and across all these domains.' --Maureen Fordham, University of Northumbria, UK'Bringing gender into the foreground in both development and disaster discourse, the author challenges received wisdom and offers cautionary notes about reinforcing inequalities through feminized disaster interventions. The book is an outstanding platform for fundamental change in how we think about and act toward gender in disaster contexts, leaving readers cautiously optimistic. This is one for the top shelf - a book we have been waiting for and must put to use.' --Elaine Enarson, founder, Gender and Disaster Resilience AllianceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. What is a Disaster? 2. What is Development? 3. Gender, Development and Disasters 4. Internal and International Response to Disaster 5. Humanitarianism and Humanitarian Relief 6. Reconstruction or Transformation? 7. Case Studies of Secondary Disasters 8. Political Mobilisation for Change 9. Disaster Risk Reduction Conclusion: Drawing the Links: Gender, Disasters and Development Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis'Today's questions regarding foreign aid centre around aid allocation dynamics, the impact on trade and growth for receivers as well as donors, and, quite frequently, on aid effectiveness. The inter-relationship between aid and politics are also topics of high interest. These are precisely the issues that the Handbook edited by B. Mak Arvin and Byron Lew deals with. In more than 30 contributions, some highly renowned development scholars use the theoretical state of the art combined with empirically based econometric approaches to analyse various issues in the foreign aid field. It is a great pleasure for science-oriented readers to find a wealth of findings derived from hard data and rigorous analytical methods. The book is an excellent contribution to the current foreign aid discussion.'- Siegfried Schönherr, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Germany'A title like Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid is ambitious; it promises coverage of literature that spans from theory to empirics, from macro to micro levels of analysis, from positive to normative economics. This Handbook fulfills this ambition 100 percent. It will be the single place that people will go to get a state-of-the-art survey of a particular issue. Some chapters are written by established experts in the area, others by newcomers that bring a fresh view on the issues involved. All in all, a book that future researchers in foreign aid must consult.'- Pascalis Raimondos, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkIt would be fair to say that foreign aid today is one of the most important factors in international relations and in the national economy of many countries - as well as one of the most researched fields in economics. Although much has been written on the subject of foreign aid, this book contributes by taking stock of knowledge in the field, with chapters summarizing long-standing debates as well as the latest advances.Several contributions provide new analytical insights or empirical evidence on different aspects of aid, including how aid may be linked to trade and the motives for aid giving. As a whole, the book demonstrates how researchers have dealt with increasingly complex issues over time - both theoretical and empirical - on the allocation, impact, and efficacy of aid, with aid policies placed at the center of the discussion. In addition to students, academics, researchers, and policymakers involved in development economics and foreign aid, this Handbook will appeal to all those interested in development issues and international policies.Contributors: E. Aguayo, E. Alvi, B.M. Arvin, S.A. Asongu, E. Bland, C. Boussalis, J. Brambila-Macias, S. Brown, R. Calleja, L. Chauvet, A. Das, H. Doucouliagos, V.Z. Eichenauer, G.S. Epstein, P. Exposito, S. Feeny, D. Fielding, I.N. Gang, F. Gibson, R. Gounder, P. Guillaumont, M.-C. Guisan, N. Hermes, P. Hühne, A.L. Islam, A. Isopi, S. Kablan, C. Kilby, A. Kumar, S. Lahiri, R. Lensink, B. Lew, I. Martinez-Zarzoso, I. Massa, G. Mavrotas, M. McGillivray, B. Meyer, K. Michaelowa, O. Morrissey, D. Mukherjee, P. Nunnenkamp, M. Paldam, C. Peiffer, R. Pradhan, M.G. Quibria, B. Reinsberg, D. Rowlands, M. Salois, J. Serieux, D. Sogge, S. Torrance, S. Tezanos Vázquez, L. WagnerTrade Review'This edited volume offers the reader a particularly useful addition to our understanding of the economics of foreign aid. The author list is impressive and includes scholars from all corners of the planet. Matters of theory are dealt with carefully and intelligently and the empirical analysis is first class. The volume has all the hallmarks of a lasting contribution.' --Parviz Dabir-Alai, Richmond University, UK'This Handbook provides a tremendously useful overview of the economics of foreign aid. It contains contributions by well-established and known scholars of foreign aid as well as by many fresh new voices, from both the developed and the developing world. It looks at both the determinants of aid, broadly conceived, and the manifold consequences of aid. It does so sometimes from a theoretical viewpoint, but mostly it is empirically oriented, aimed at providing us with better understanding. For anyone seeking to come up to speed with the state of the art in this important area of study, this Handbook is a first choice.' --Eric Neumayer, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK'This Handbook thoroughly examines the allocation of foreign aid, aid effectiveness, and aid policies with an impressive group of contributing scholars and experts in this field. In-depth theoretical and advanced empirical analysis of the pertinence of the economics of foreign aid and international relations makes the Handbook an excellent read.' --Sahar Bahmani, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction B. Mak Arvin and Byron Lew PART I AID FLOWS AND THE ALLOCATION OF AID 2. Performance Based Allocation (PBA) of Foreign Aid: Still Alive? Patrick Guillaumont and Laurent Wagner 3. Aid and Reverse Flows: A Global Analysis Anupam Das and John Serieux 4. Determining Aid Allocation Decision-Making: Towards a Comparative Sectored Approach Caryn Peiffer and Constantine Boussalis 5. Samaritan’s Dilemma, Time-Inconsistency and Foreign Aid: A Review of the Theoretical Models Alok Kumar 6. MDGs and International Cooperation: An Analysis of Private and Public Aid and the Role of Education Maria-Carmen Guisan, Eva Aguayo, and Pilar Exposito 7. Geographical Allocation of Aid: Lessons from Political Economy Sergio Tezanos Vázquez 8. China's Aid and FDI Flows to Africa: Strategic Interest or Economic Motivation? Byron Lew and B. Mak Arvin PART II AID AND TRADE 9. Inter-Linkages of Foreign Aid and Trade Policy in Trade-Theoretic Frameworks Sajal Lahiri 10. Aid for Trade: Assessing the Effects on Recipient Exports of Manufactures and Primary Commodities to Donors and Non-Donors Philipp Hühne, Birgit Meyer and Peter Nunnenkamp 11. Aid for Trade: The Case of Asia and Oceania Nations Rukmani Gounder 12. The Trade Effects of Foreign Aid - An Empirical Perspective Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso 13. Foreign Aid, International Trade, and Financial Crises: A Developing Country Perspective Jose Brambila-Macias, Isabella Massa, and Matthew Salois PART III IMPACT OF AID 14. The Macroeconomic Impact of Aid in Recipient Countries: Old Wine in New Bottles? George Mavrotas 15. Foreign Aid, Economic Growth, FDI, and Trade Openness in Lower Middle-Income Countries: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis Rudra Pradhan and B. Mak Arvin 16. Informal Influence on Multilateral Lending: The Case of the Inter-American Development Bank Elizabeth Bland and Christopher Kilby 17. Donors Helping Themselves David Sogge 18. Aid and Corruption: an Incentive Problem Alessia Isopi 19. The Evolving Debate of the Effect of Foreign Aid on Corruption and Institutions in Africa Simplice A. Asongu PART IV AID EFFECTIVENESS 20. Finally a Breakthrough? The Recent Rise in the Size of the Estimates of Aid Effectiveness Hristos Doucouliagos and Martin Paldam 21. On the Heterogeneous Impact of Aid on Growth: A Review of the Evidence Lisa Chauvet 22. Aid, Growth, Policies, and Fragility Mark McGillivray and Simon Feeny 23. Does Real Exchange Rate Appreciation Undermine Aid Effectiveness? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa David Fielding and Fred Gibson 24. The Effects of Education Aid on Primary Schooling in Developing Countries Eskander Alvi and Debasri Mukherjee 25. A Case Study of Aid Effectiveness in Bangladesh: Development with Governance Challenges M.G. Quibria and Anika L. Islam 26. Foreign Aid to Foster Greener Cities: What Do We Know? Sandrine Kablan PART V AID POLICIES 27. Foreign Aid and Policy Coherence for Development Stephen Brown 28. Making Aid Work: Governance and Decentralization Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang 29. Donor Competition for Influence in Recipient Countries Rachael Calleja and Dane Rowlands 30. The Rise of Multi-Bi Aid and the Proliferation of Trust Funds Bernhard Reinsberg, Katharina Michaelowa, and Vera Z. Eichenauer 31. Aid and Taxation Oliver Morrissey and Samantha Torrance 32. Aid and Microfinance Niels Hermes and Robert Lensink Index

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Book Synopsis'Today's questions regarding foreign aid centre around aid allocation dynamics, the impact on trade and growth for receivers as well as donors, and, quite frequently, on aid effectiveness. The inter-relationship between aid and politics are also topics of high interest. These are precisely the issues that the Handbook edited by B. Mak Arvin and Byron Lew deals with. In more than 30 contributions, some highly renowned development scholars use the theoretical state of the art combined with empirically based econometric approaches to analyse various issues in the foreign aid field. It is a great pleasure for science-oriented readers to find a wealth of findings derived from hard data and rigorous analytical methods. The book is an excellent contribution to the current foreign aid discussion.'- Siegfried Schönherr, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Germany'A title like Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid is ambitious; it promises coverage of literature that spans from theory to empirics, from macro to micro levels of analysis, from positive to normative economics. This Handbook fulfills this ambition 100 percent. It will be the single place that people will go to get a state-of-the-art survey of a particular issue. Some chapters are written by established experts in the area, others by newcomers that bring a fresh view on the issues involved. All in all, a book that future researchers in foreign aid must consult.'- Pascalis Raimondos, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkIt would be fair to say that foreign aid today is one of the most important factors in international relations and in the national economy of many countries - as well as one of the most researched fields in economics. Although much has been written on the subject of foreign aid, this book contributes by taking stock of knowledge in the field, with chapters summarizing long-standing debates as well as the latest advances.Several contributions provide new analytical insights or empirical evidence on different aspects of aid, including how aid may be linked to trade and the motives for aid giving. As a whole, the book demonstrates how researchers have dealt with increasingly complex issues over time - both theoretical and empirical - on the allocation, impact, and efficacy of aid, with aid policies placed at the center of the discussion. In addition to students, academics, researchers, and policymakers involved in development economics and foreign aid, this Handbook will appeal to all those interested in development issues and international policies.Contributors: E. Aguayo, E. Alvi, B.M. Arvin, S.A. Asongu, E. Bland, C. Boussalis, J. Brambila-Macias, S. Brown, R. Calleja, L. Chauvet, A. Das, H. Doucouliagos, V.Z. Eichenauer, G.S. Epstein, P. Exposito, S. Feeny, D. Fielding, I.N. Gang, F. Gibson, R. Gounder, P. Guillaumont, M.-C. Guisan, N. Hermes, P. Hühne, A.L. Islam, A. Isopi, S. Kablan, C. Kilby, A. Kumar, S. Lahiri, R. Lensink, B. Lew, I. Martinez-Zarzoso, I. Massa, G. Mavrotas, M. McGillivray, B. Meyer, K. Michaelowa, O. Morrissey, D. Mukherjee, P. Nunnenkamp, M. Paldam, C. Peiffer, R. Pradhan, M.G. Quibria, B. Reinsberg, D. Rowlands, M. Salois, J. Serieux, D. Sogge, S. Torrance, S. Tezanos Vázquez, L. WagnerTrade Review'This edited volume offers the reader a particularly useful addition to our understanding of the economics of foreign aid. The author list is impressive and includes scholars from all corners of the planet. Matters of theory are dealt with carefully and intelligently and the empirical analysis is first class. The volume has all the hallmarks of a lasting contribution.' --Parviz Dabir-Alai, Richmond University, UK'This Handbook provides a tremendously useful overview of the economics of foreign aid. It contains contributions by well-established and known scholars of foreign aid as well as by many fresh new voices, from both the developed and the developing world. It looks at both the determinants of aid, broadly conceived, and the manifold consequences of aid. It does so sometimes from a theoretical viewpoint, but mostly it is empirically oriented, aimed at providing us with better understanding. For anyone seeking to come up to speed with the state of the art in this important area of study, this Handbook is a first choice.' --Eric Neumayer, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK'This Handbook thoroughly examines the allocation of foreign aid, aid effectiveness, and aid policies with an impressive group of contributing scholars and experts in this field. In-depth theoretical and advanced empirical analysis of the pertinence of the economics of foreign aid and international relations makes the Handbook an excellent read.' --Sahar Bahmani, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction B. Mak Arvin and Byron Lew PART I AID FLOWS AND THE ALLOCATION OF AID 2. Performance Based Allocation (PBA) of Foreign Aid: Still Alive? Patrick Guillaumont and Laurent Wagner 3. Aid and Reverse Flows: A Global Analysis Anupam Das and John Serieux 4. Determining Aid Allocation Decision-Making: Towards a Comparative Sectored Approach Caryn Peiffer and Constantine Boussalis 5. Samaritan’s Dilemma, Time-Inconsistency and Foreign Aid: A Review of the Theoretical Models Alok Kumar 6. MDGs and International Cooperation: An Analysis of Private and Public Aid and the Role of Education Maria-Carmen Guisan, Eva Aguayo, and Pilar Exposito 7. Geographical Allocation of Aid: Lessons from Political Economy Sergio Tezanos Vázquez 8. China's Aid and FDI Flows to Africa: Strategic Interest or Economic Motivation? Byron Lew and B. Mak Arvin PART II AID AND TRADE 9. Inter-Linkages of Foreign Aid and Trade Policy in Trade-Theoretic Frameworks Sajal Lahiri 10. Aid for Trade: Assessing the Effects on Recipient Exports of Manufactures and Primary Commodities to Donors and Non-Donors Philipp Hühne, Birgit Meyer and Peter Nunnenkamp 11. Aid for Trade: The Case of Asia and Oceania Nations Rukmani Gounder 12. The Trade Effects of Foreign Aid - An Empirical Perspective Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso 13. Foreign Aid, International Trade, and Financial Crises: A Developing Country Perspective Jose Brambila-Macias, Isabella Massa, and Matthew Salois PART III IMPACT OF AID 14. The Macroeconomic Impact of Aid in Recipient Countries: Old Wine in New Bottles? George Mavrotas 15. Foreign Aid, Economic Growth, FDI, and Trade Openness in Lower Middle-Income Countries: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis Rudra Pradhan and B. Mak Arvin 16. Informal Influence on Multilateral Lending: The Case of the Inter-American Development Bank Elizabeth Bland and Christopher Kilby 17. Donors Helping Themselves David Sogge 18. Aid and Corruption: an Incentive Problem Alessia Isopi 19. The Evolving Debate of the Effect of Foreign Aid on Corruption and Institutions in Africa Simplice A. Asongu PART IV AID EFFECTIVENESS 20. Finally a Breakthrough? The Recent Rise in the Size of the Estimates of Aid Effectiveness Hristos Doucouliagos and Martin Paldam 21. On the Heterogeneous Impact of Aid on Growth: A Review of the Evidence Lisa Chauvet 22. Aid, Growth, Policies, and Fragility Mark McGillivray and Simon Feeny 23. Does Real Exchange Rate Appreciation Undermine Aid Effectiveness? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa David Fielding and Fred Gibson 24. The Effects of Education Aid on Primary Schooling in Developing Countries Eskander Alvi and Debasri Mukherjee 25. A Case Study of Aid Effectiveness in Bangladesh: Development with Governance Challenges M.G. Quibria and Anika L. Islam 26. Foreign Aid to Foster Greener Cities: What Do We Know? Sandrine Kablan PART V AID POLICIES 27. Foreign Aid and Policy Coherence for Development Stephen Brown 28. Making Aid Work: Governance and Decentralization Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang 29. Donor Competition for Influence in Recipient Countries Rachael Calleja and Dane Rowlands 30. The Rise of Multi-Bi Aid and the Proliferation of Trust Funds Bernhard Reinsberg, Katharina Michaelowa, and Vera Z. Eichenauer 31. Aid and Taxation Oliver Morrissey and Samantha Torrance 32. Aid and Microfinance Niels Hermes and Robert Lensink Index

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Book SynopsisBroadcasting is now an important part of the international aid effort, and as such communication for development has ambitious aims: to save lives, improve livelihoods and end corruption. In order to achieve this, specialist innovative production techniques and formats are required. This book provides a practical and thorough guide to the production of effective broadcasting for development. It covers four key areas of communication: humanitarian broadcasting in emergencies; distance learning; empowerment, good governance and human rights; broadcasting for behaviour and social change. Tuckey takes us through each stage from project design, to selecting and training a production team and developing formats, with key emphasis on the inclusion of local communities.Trade ReviewThis is an important, in fact, essential book for both new and experienced workers in communication in international development. In six sections it presents and discusses: issues common to all development projects; humanitarian communication; distance learning; empowerment; and communication for social change; and it includes a major section on preparing training plans and materials for journalism and also for those writing drama series. * Michael Brophy OBE, former Director of The Africa Education Trust *A masterpiece by a firsthand professional, presenting insights of communication development from every angle, supported by a variety of examples that empowers readers to build resilience flexibly in different situations. This is really an unmissable read. * Mohammed Abdillahi Gaas, Deputy Country Director for Somaliland and Somalia, BBC Media Action *John Tuckey really has produced a "Practical" Handbook. He deftly takes the many questions about the concept of Communication for Development that so often arise and carefully addresses them with the honesty that can only arise from a deep and wide experience - which he has. The reader can feel confidence in this book which has been honed from many years in the field where clearly the author has learned these lessons and approaches for himself. It's a really good read with straightforward guidance that arrives just at the point when it's needed and with a veracity that gives the reader confidence. Importantly, there are examples that are explored, lists of ideas, dos and don'ts in reference to formalities i.e. no stone is un-turned but the book is not laborious, it gives sufficient information about complex issues in a simple and enabling way. I think and hope this book will become the best friend of many practitioners and so it should! * Karen Merkel, Partner, New Media Networks, UK *John Tuckey has written a must-read guide for anyone using or planning to use communication as a tool for stimulating awareness, participation and actions for social change. * Mwendalubi Maumb, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Quadripoint Communications *Communication for development is layered with complexities in all its aspects from understanding the context, to knowing the audience and their culture, determining the content, choosing an effective format and deciding which medium to use to reach the audiences... John Tuckey patiently brings years of experience, discussion and research together and provides practical and detailed guidance as to how to approach each aspect. Communication for Development is exactly what media for development practitioners and projects have been waiting for. * Shirazuddin Siddiqi, former editor of the Afghan radio drama, ‘New Home, New Life; and former Afghanistan Country Director, BBC Media Action *

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Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?Coping with Uncertainty in Development Aid Relations examines issues in performance measurement and monitoring in the context of the complex field of development aid.

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Book SynopsisFor the last twenty years, Dr Hawa Abdi and her daughters have run a refugee camp on their family farm not far from Mogadishu which has grown to shelter 90,000 displaced Somalis: men, women, and children in urgent need of medical attention. As Islamist militia groups have been battling for control of the country creating one of the most dire human rights crises in the world, Dr. Abdi's camp is a beacon of hope for the Somalis, most of whom have no proper access to health care. She was recently held hostage by a militant groups who threatened her life and told her that because she's a woman she has no right to run the camp. She refused to leave.This is not just the story of a woman doctor in a war torn Islamic country risking her life daily to minister to thousands of desperate people, it's also an inspiring story of a divorced woman and her two daughters, bound together on a mission to rehabilitate a country.Trade ReviewA remarkable story of tenacity in dire circumstances. - The Bookseller

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Book SynopsisDisaster management is an increasingly important subject, as effective management of both natural and manmade disasters is essential to save lives and minimize casualties. This book discusses the best practice for vital elements of disaster medicine in both developed and developing countries, including planning and preparedness of hospitals, emergency medical services, communication and IT tools for medical disaster response and psychosocial issues. It also covers the use of state-of the-art training tools, with a full section on post-disaster relief, rehabilitation and recovery.Table of ContentsSection 1: Disaster Management and Homeland Security: A Prologue 1: A Holistic View to Managing the Inevitable in High-tech and 3 Resource-poor Settings Section 2: Training, Mitigation and Medical Preparedness 2: The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Disasters 3: Manikin Simulation for Mass Casualty Incident Training Section 3: Crucial Role of Communication in Disaster Management and Homeland Security 4: The Role of Social Networking in Disaster Management 5: Regional Disaster Planning for Neonatal Intensive Care 6: Application of Mobile Grids for Disaster Management Section 4: Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents: Incident Site Command and Control, Point-of-Care Testing 7: Disaster Point-of-Care Testing: Fundamental Concepts and New Technologies 8: Incident Command Systems 9: Incident Site Command and Control 10: Disasters in Medical Care Contexts: Planning for Resilience in Incident Command Personnel and Systems in Hospitals 11: Information Management during the Disaster Medical Support Planning and Execution Phases Section 5: Medical Management of Complex Disasters and MCI Victims in Hospitals 12: Potential Application of Established Pre-hospital and Hospital Synergy in Disaster Management 13: Process Management of Multiple Casualty Events Section 6: Securing the Homeland: The Medical Way 14: Suicide Bombing Response 15: Hospital Triage and Bottlenecks to the Flow of Casualties: A Review 16: Role of Military Hospitals in Handling Chemical and Biological Disasters 17: Initial Management of Mass Casualty Incidents 18: Emergency Decontamination in Low-resource Settings 19: Radiological Contaminants: Triage, Treatment and Medical Management of Exposed Persons Section 7: Defeating Emerging Health Threats: Managing by Prophylactic and Therapeutic Approaches 20: Superhumanized Antibodies for Biodefence: The Example of Anthrax 21: Medical Support in the Case of Chemical and Biological Incidents 22: Gearing up Paraphernalia for the Management of CBRN Emergencies: A Multi-stakeholder Approach is the Need of the Hour 23: Prophylactic Possibilities in Case of High Risk of Exposure to Nerve Agents Section 8: Handling Psychosocial Issues: A Difference in Perspective (Developed and Developing Nations) 24: Collective Resilience versus Collective Vulnerability after Disasters: A Social Psychological Perspective 25: Community-based Psychosocial Support: an Overview 26: Disaster Mental Health: A Paradigm Shift from Curative to Preventive Psychiatry 27: Efficient Human Resource Management Contributes to Augmented Societal Resilience in the Aftermath of Disasters:Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Section 9: Bridging the Great Divide: The Challenge of Managing Disasters and MCIs in Resource-poor Settings 28: Managing Disasters from a Health Security Perspective 29: Management of the 2011 Japan Multiple Disasters (Earthquake, Tsunami and Ensuing Disasters): A View through an International Lens 30: Viewing Mass Casualties from a Hospital Window: Relevant Issues for the Developing World Section 10: Post-disaster Relief, Rehabilitation and Recovery 31: The Immediate Post-disaster Reconstruction Phase:Alternate Care Site Settings and Vulnerable Populations 32: Management of Dead following Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents: Critical Operational Issues Revolve around Human Resources and Logistics 33: Disaster Management: The Socioeconomic Dimension 34: Fostering Disaster-resilient Communities through Educating Children and Women for Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery in Developing Countries 35: Index

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Book SynopsisJames Maskalyk set out for the contested border town of Abyei, Sudan, in 2007. The newest Médicins Sans Frontières' doctor in the field, he arrived with only his training, full of desire to understand this most desperate part of the world. He returned home six months later profoundly affected by the experience. Six Months in Sudan is an illuminating and affecting account of saving lives in one of the most harrowing and dangerous places on Earth.Trade ReviewGripping and humane . . . brave and intelligent. -- Ned Denny * * Daily Mail * *Honest and fluently written . . . An absorbing insight into international medicine. * * Financial Times * *Carefully crafted, often poetic, always deliberate . . . a visceral account. -- Mary Crockett * * The Scotsman * *A moving, sometimes beautifully written, account of a young doctor's time in the Sudanese town of Abeyi . . . The book is very well written and consequently easy to read, despite the subject matter. Thejuxtaposition of the blog entries and the text works particularly well . . . The book serves as a timely reminder that saving people's lives is worth doing, even in a recession. We are also saving ourselves. -- Padraig Carmody * * Irish Times * *Six Months is Sudan is a wrenchingly heartbreaking account of distant agonies almost too pointed to grasp. Learning about Maskalyk's work there is stirring, but the real miracle is this book paints a picture so precisely and vividly that it becomes impossible to look away. This is Maskalyk's accomplishment, and his gift to the Sudanese and to us. The shame of our indifference retreats before his exhortation: 'learn, and understand,' and perhaps a more bearable future becomes possible for all of us. -- Kevin PattersonThis journey is beautifully told in sharp beats, and lyrical notes. It is the voyage of a young doctor out into a hard world, and deep within his own heart. -- Vincent LamMaskalyk's soft prose is beautiful and invites with the right intimate details. He offers a rare window on the inner life of an aid worker, on what it means to be a humanitarian around the hard edges of war, and on the certain drive to go on. Why? Because in his words, `hope not only meets despair in equal measure, it drowns it.' -- James OrbinskiVisceral and immediate . . . As medical literature this book excels; as an insight into that exhilarating, life changing step into chaos his account can hardly be bettered. -- Jonathan Kaplan * * British Medical Journal * *Through a narrative both personal and provocative, Maskalyk succeeds in animating the quotidien struggles of life in Sudan in ways news reports never will - 'for those who think life is too short, come to Abyei.' -- Peter Geoghegan * * Sunday Business Post * *Searingly unwrapped the truth about serving as a medecin sans frontiers. I quote from it almost every week, for its profound truthfulness. -- Sheena McDonald * * Sunday Herald * *Heartbreaking scenes are recounted with searing honesty and without a trace of self-satisfaction or self-congratulation . . . although the situation was depressingly sad, and at times he despaired, it was also a privilege for him to be involved, he says. It is a privilege for us to read about that involvement. * * Irish Times * *

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Book SynopsisThe 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230 000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organized in the developing world. This book discusses the lessons of the aid effort for disaster protection policy in developing countries.How effective was the aid? What lessons can be learnt about how to respond when disasters strike in poor countries? This insightful book addresses these questions drawing on three themes of current development policy: international aid policy; human security and the poor; and approaches to disaster risk reduction. The most important lesson is the need to `go local' in building up resilience at the grassroots level in poor countries in Asia. Other lessons include the need for better cooperation between the international community and local and national organizations as well as the need to ensure that adequate funding is provided to support disaster protection and post-disaster recovery programs while taking into account cost inflation associated with large-scale reconstruction efforts.This analysis draws on the views of local contributors from the countries most affected by the disaster. Analysts and administrators involved in disaster response activities from international organizations, NGOs and national governments will find this a unique and important resource for their forward planning. The book will also prove to be invaluable for academics and students studying disaster management and human security, international aid policy, international relations and Asian economic issues.Trade Review‘This book is a welcome addition to the literature on aid and reconstruction after natural disasters. . . Policymakers in local agencies and international organisations, as well as those who are interested in the issues of aid delivery, will find this volume interesting and useful.’ -- Monica Lindberg, South East Asia Research‘The recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan have focused the world’s attention on natural disasters and the costs of recovery perhaps more than at any time since the Asian tsunami of 2004. It is this 2004 tsunami that serves as the foundation for this very important, timely contribution to the literature on emergency relief response. . . Recommended.’ -- S.J. Gabriel, Choice‘The Asian Tsunami is designed for all those interested in the issues of aid delivery. However, I do suggest this book should also be essential reading for all politicians and journalists concerned with the issue.’ -- Nicholas Newman, Oxford Prospect‘This book is a valuable contribution to the literature on responses to megadisasters in Asia. The study looks closely at the lessons to be drawn from the unprecedented aid effort after the Asian tsunami. Unlike much of the literature about post-tsunami aid programs, the book presents data gathered by local scholars in key disaster-affected countries: Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Focusing on the goal of strengthening human security, it emphasizes the need to design programs to build resilience against disaster at the local community level. The key recommendations propose two critical reforms to the approach to disaster risk reduction in the region: there should be more emphasis on pro-active disaster preparedness programs than on reactive post-disaster responses; and there should be much more attention given to engaging local communities in designing and implementing effective disaster preparation and response programs. Policy-makers in local agencies and in international organizations need to heed these vital conclusions.’ -- Glenn Denning, Columbia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Masahiro Kawai Preface 1. The Tsunami 2. Response to Disaster: Issues 3. The Matter of Money 4. Indonesia: The First Two Years After the Tsunami 5. Sri Lanka 6. Thailand 7. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisIn the humanitarian field those we rather mockingly call 'French doctors' seem always to be in the vanguard, the first to arrive in any critical situation. If they hold such a position in modern humanitarian intervention it is because these French doctors - first and foremost Medecins Sans Frontieres and its 'little sister' Medecins du Monde - have created a style of humanitarian action that combines intervention in crises with critical assessment of and commentary on the human tragedies -- wars, famines, earthquakes -- in which they find themselves involved. The humanitarian practices we are familiar with today were devised, through trial and errors, by agencies in the United States, Great Britain and Switzerland. France was the last to join the group of so-called 'founder democracies' in the humanitarian field. A closer examination of the history of humanitarianism reveals that it was by drawing on already existing forms of action that MSF, MDM and many others gradually developed its particular brand of intervention, which combines relief practices learnt from the Red Cross with efforts to mobilise public opinion using strategies invented by Amnesty International. The contributors to this volume assess the competing French and 'Anglo-Saxon' models of intervention in the hope of learning from both and formulating approaches to humanitarianism for the twenty-first century. CONTRIBUTORS: Philippe Ryfman, Hugo Slim, Egbert Sondorp, Francois Grunewald, Hugh Goyder, Sami Makki, James Darcy, Christophe Courtin, Adeel Jafferi.Trade Review'The idea of contrasting French and British approaches to humanitarian action and simultaneously questioning the adequacy of a simple dichotomy between the two is worthwhile. Key issues - about the nature of humanitarianism, the relationships between humanitarianism and development, the questions of independence and neutrality - are discussed in novel ways and the differing assumptions of the authors force readers to think about their own positions.' * Professor Michael Newman, author, Humanitarian Intervention: Confronting the Contradictions *

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Book SynopsisFrom international NGOs to UN agencies, from donors to observers of humanitarianism, opinion is unanimous: in a context of the alleged 'clash of civilizations', our 'humanitarian space' is shrinking. Put in another way, the freedom of action and of speech of humanitarians is being eroded due to the radicalization of conflicts and to the reaffirmation of state sovereignty over aid actors and policies. The purpose of this book is to challenge this assumption through the analysis of the events that have marked MSF's history since 2003 (when MSF published its first general work on humanitarian action and its relationships with governments). It addresses the evolution of humanitarian goals, the resistance to these goals and the political arrangements that overcame this resistance (or that failed to do so). The contributors seek to analyze the political transactions and balances of power and interests that allow aid activities to move forward, but that are usually masked by the lofty rhetoric of 'humanitarian principles'. They focus on one key question: what is an acceptable compromise for MSF. This book seeks to puncture a number of the myths that have grown up over the last forty years since MSF was founded and describes in detail how the ideals of humanitarian principles and 'humanitarian space' to operate in conflict zones are in reality illusory. How in fact it is the grubby negotiations with varying parties, each of whom have their own vested interests, that may allow organisations such as MSF to operate in a given crisis situation -- or notTrade ReviewThis book challenges the perception that humanitarian organisations cannot speak or act freely and that their influence is on the wane. * Law Society Journal *Thank goodness for MSF. Where else would we find such candour and self-criticism? Laid out here are unblinking accounts of the dilemmas facing the humanitarian agencies in a chaotic world, and clear-eyed appraisals of how MSF tries, and sometimes fails, to respond with its principles intact. Let's hope the other relief agencies are paying attention. -- Peter Gill, journalist and author of 'Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia since Live Aid'These stories and reflections illustrate the tragic humanitarian paradox: to act morally, one can't always be principled. Neutrality and impartiality disappear into the pantheon of defunct ideals, as MSF defends a robust opportunism in the best sense of the word: reality-based situational ethics. -- Dirk Salomons, director of the Program for Humanitarian Affairs at the School of International Public Affairs, Columbia UniversityThis is a book about realism: the art of doing what's possible in impossible situations, and preserving reputation and skills to provide relief in the next crisis, in the next country. Through seven case studies and an insightful history of modern humanitarian action, this collection of essays represents a maturing of MSF's view of the world. Gone is the fundamentalist rant of 'our principles at any price' and in its place is a more nuanced pragmatic approach which keeps its eye firmly on the goal of alleviating suffering but understands the need to compromise and invent, choosing the best possible path to reach the goal. -- Dr. Peter Walker, Director, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University'Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed' is a very good and extremely useful book. It brings important new information and candid discussions of ethical and operational decision-making to important parts of humanitarian studies and international relations. ... Clear, practical, and easy to read, this book is exceptional for its frank and public self-scrutiny. In this respect, it breaks new ground, demonstrating a truly reflective NGO that is not afraid to learn in public. A rare text in humanitarian and organizational studies. -- Hugo Slim, author of 'Killing Civilians: Method, Madness and Morality in War'For many commentators, the 'golden age' of humanitarian intervention is over. The War on Terror and the rise of strong states in the global South has reduced the room for manoeuvre for humanitarian agencies. Western governments are once again constructing value-blind international alliances as a cornerstone of their own national security. Drawing on its own history and recent experiences, in this important and timely book MSF unflinchingly surveys this new operational terrain. The result is highly readable and challenging appraisal of what it means to be a humanitarian actor in today’s rebalancing world. With a refreshing honesty, it explores the thin line that humanitarian agencies tread between saving lives and supporting oppressors. This brave and informative book reconfirms MSF as an organisation that thinks as well as acts. -- Mark Duffield, Professor of Development Politics and Director, Global Insecurities Centre, University of BristolThe most detailed and self-critical inside account of the deals aid agencies are forced to negotiate, often with groups and regimes which abuse human rights, to continue their work. -- Peter Beaumont, GuardianWhilst MSF has acquired a reputation for 'speaking out' on behalf of the victims of conflicts and disasters, this fascinating and timely book shows that this tradition, always rather ambiguously adhered to, is today very much under threat. Longstanding concerns that public declarations will jeopardise MSF's aid operations have now been supplemented by concerns that these declarations will add weight to calls for military intervention and for prosecutions in international courts, thereby further jeopardising MSF operations on the ground. Meanwhile, a range of governments in conflict-affected countries are reining in free speech through formal contracts with NGOs. Using a series of illuminating case studies, the book highlights the shifting dilemmas faced by aid workers. It brings out the perennial dangers of silence and stresses the continuing need to highlight the hidden victims of 'just wars' (whether these are civil wars, Western wars, or both). The book also exemplifies MSF's traditions of self-criticism and internal disagreement, traditions that -- in an age of public relations and self-promotion -- are now more valuable than ever. -- David Keen, Professor of Conflict Studies, London School of Economics and Political ScienceA great fact-filled book that will broaden your horizons on the very admirable work of people involved in the Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) organization. * Bizindia *

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Book SynopsisWhile humanitarianism is unquestionably a fast-growing subject of practitioner and scholarly engagement, much discussion about it is predicated on a dangerous dichotomy between 'aid givers' and 'relief takers' that largely misrepresents the negotiated nature of the humanitarian enterprise. To highlight the tension between these relationships, this book focuses on the 'humanitarian spaces' and the dynamics of 'humanitarian diplomacy' (both 'local' and 'global') that sustain them. It gathers key voices to provide a critical analysis of international theory, geopolitics and dilemmas underpinning the negotiation of relief. Offering up-to-date examples from cases such as Kosovo and the Tsunami, or ongoing crises like Haiti, Libya, Darfur and Somalia, the contributors analyse the complexity of humanitarian diplomacy and the multiplicity of geographies and actors involved in it. By investigating the transformations that both diplomacy and humanitarianism are undergoing, the authors prompt us towards a critical and eclectic understanding of the dialectics of humanitarian space. Negotiating Relief aims to present humanitarianism not only as a relief delivery mechanism but also as a phenomenon in dialogue with both localised crises and global politics.Trade Review'This is a very valuable collection. Michele Acuto has sketched out a new way of looking at humanitarian diplomacy, and brought together an impressive array of humanitarian scholars to examine what it means for humanitarian action to take an ever larger place in local and international politics. An excellent one-stop shop for humanitarian students and professionals alike.' - Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow at the university of Oxford Institute for Ethics, and author of Killing Civilians: Method, Madness and Morality in War 'One of the most notable features of modern society is the internationalisation of the human conscience and one of the great advances of the last hundred years has been the universalisation of the human rights norm. What does this signify for public policy in local and international politics? What is the humanitarian community, who are the humanitarian actors, is there such a thing as humanitarian space, and how sacrosanct should it be? A stellar cast of authors is assembled in this impressive volume to guide us towards answers to these critical questions of contested humanitarianism in an increasingly congested global space.' - Ramesh Thakur, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, and Editor-in-Chief, Global Governance 'One of the many virtues of this book is to move beyond a sterile debate between advocates of a "pure" humanitarianism and those who regard this as a myth about a golden age that has never existed. This high level collective volume includes overviews, thematic essays and case studies by experts with differing perspectives. It amply demonstrates the editor's conclusions that the important theoretical and practical tasks are now to engage effectively in a complex field in which the basic frames, institutions and norms of humanitarian spaces are called into question. The volume will be a key work for both specialists and those seeking an informed introduction to the major issues.' - Michael Newman, Emeritus Professor of Politics and Jean Monnet Professor of European Studies, London Metropolitan University, and author of Humanitarian Intervention: Confronting the Colonies

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Book SynopsisWhile humanitarianism is unquestionably a fast-growing subject of practitioner and scholarly engagement, much discussion about it is predicated on a dangerous dichotomy between 'aid givers' and 'relief takers' that largely misrepresents the negotiated nature of the humanitarian enterprise. To highlight the tension between these relationships, this book focuses on the 'humanitarian spaces' and the dynamics of 'humanitarian diplomacy' (both 'local' and 'global') that sustain them. It gathers key voices to provide a critical analysis of international theory, geopolitics and dilemmas underpinning the negotiation of relief. Offering up-to-date examples from cases such as Kosovo and the Tsunami, or ongoing crises like Haiti, Libya, Darfur and Somalia, the contributors analyse the complexity of humanitarian diplomacy and the multiplicity of geographies and actors involved in it. By investigating the transformations that both diplomacy and humanitarianism are undergoing, the authors prompt us towards a critical and eclectic understanding of the dialectics of humanitarian space. Negotiating Relief aims to present humanitarianism not only as a relief delivery mechanism but also as a phenomenon in dialogue with both localised crises and global politics.Trade Review'This is a very valuable collection. Michele Acuto has sketched out a new way of looking at humanitarian diplomacy, and brought together an impressive array of humanitarian scholars to examine what it means for humanitarian action to take an ever larger place in local and international politics. An excellent one-stop shop for humanitarian students and professionals alike.' * Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow at the university of Oxford Institute for Ethics, and author of Killing Civilians: Method, Madness and Morality in War *'One of the most notable features of modern society is the internationalisation of the human conscience and one of the great advances of the last hundred years has been the universalisation of the human rights norm. What does this signify for public policy in local and international politics? What is the humanitarian community, who are the humanitarian actors, is there such a thing as humanitarian space, and how sacrosanct should it be? A stellar cast of authors is assembled in this impressive volume to guide us towards answers to these critical questions of contested humanitarianism in an increasingly congested global space.' * Ramesh Thakur, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, and Editor-in-Chief, Global Governance *'One of the many virtues of this book is to move beyond a sterile debate between advocates of a "pure" humanitarianism and those who regard this as a myth about a golden age that has never existed. This high level collective volume includes overviews, thematic essays and case studies by experts with differing perspectives. It amply demonstrates the editor's conclusions that the important theoretical and practical tasks are now to engage effectively in a complex field in which the basic frames, institutions and norms of humanitarian spaces are called into question. The volume will be a key work for both specialists and those seeking an informed introduction to the major issues.' * Michael Newman, Emeritus Professor of Politics and Jean Monnet Professor of European Studies, London Metropolitan University, and author of Humanitarian Intervention: Confronting the Colonies *

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Book SynopsisFor those so-minded, the aftermath of an earthquake presents opportunities to intervene. Thus, in Gujarat, following the disaster of 2001, leaders were deposed, proletariats created, religious fundamentalism incubated, the state restructured, and industrial capital- ism expanded exponentially. Rather than gazing in at those struggling in the ruins, as is commonplace in the literature, this book looks out from the affected region at those who came to intervene. Based on extensive research amid the dust and noise of re- construction, the author focuses on the survivors and their interactions with death, history, and with those who came to use the shock of disaster to change the order of things. Edward Simpson takes us deep into the experience of surviving a 'natural' disaster. We see a society in mourning, further alienated by manufactured conditions of uncertainty and absurdity. We witness arguments about the past. What was important? What should be preserved? Was modernisation the cause of the disaster or the antidote? As people were putting things back together, they also knew that future earthquakes were inevitable. How did they learn to live with this terrible truth? How have people in other times and places come to terms with the promise of another earthquake, knowing that things will fall apart again?Trade Review'In his Political Biography of an Earthquake - Edward Simpson tries to pull back from the immediate, ephemeral spotlight so typical of journalists, politicians and international humanitarian agencies. - Without reverting to excessive theory, Simpson explores the history of the most affected district of Kutch and investigates the consequences of the relief efforts of 2001. In these efforts, he sees - for good or evil - an underlying neoliberal capitalist agenda, with industrialisation, immigration and environmental degradation accelerated if not caused by the reconstruction efforts. Simpson provocatively suggests the need for an alternative view of "humanitarians" as trespassers, "their actions no longer - so routinely sensible or so morally untouchable". - his many years of research in the region provide important material for reflection beyond the usual focus on local government failure and the need to accelerate foreign help after disasters.' * Financial Times *'Edward Simpson's book places the earthquake and its aftermath firmly within the political context of Gujarat. It is not simply an account of the social consequences of a natural disaster but a compelling political ethnography of Gujarat, through the lens of the earthquake. Offering a multilayered political analysis the book however never gives up deep humane concern for individual struggles and experiences.' * Martin Sokefeld, Chair of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich *'The Political Biography of an Earthquake is a magnificent account of the spaces for memory work and political contestation that are opened up in the wake of an apparently "natural" traumatic event. Simpson's prose is taut and often beautiful, his major observations profound and sometimes haunting. All in all, this is a great achievement and a major work of anthropology.' * Stuart Corbridge, Provost of the London School of Economics *'The idea of looking at a natural disaster through its political biography redefines our understanding of both politics and nature. Carefully researched, cogently argued, this book will not only deepen how we read the politics of Gujarat but also how we conceptualise the relation between governance, politics and natural disasters.' * Veena Das, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University *'Simpson's book not only does justice to Gujarat after the calamity but provides a comprehensive idea of how a narrative of a disaster can be presented in a non-sensational and non-academic manner' * Dawn *

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Book SynopsisThe media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of aid, media pressure, and official policy is still directly affected and sometimes distorted by what was - - as this narrative shows - - also an inaccurate and misleading story. In popular memory, the reporting of Ethiopia and the resulting humanitarian intervention were a great success. Yet alternative interpretations give a radically different picture of misleading journalism and an aid effort which did more harm than good. Using privileged access to BBC and Government archives, Reporting Disasters ex- amines and reveals the internal factors which drove BBC news and offers a rare case study of how the media can affect public opinion and policymaking. It constructs the process that accounts for the immensity of the news event, following the response at the heart of government to the pressure of public opinion. And it shows that while the reporting and the altruistic festival that it produced triggered remarkable and identifiable changes, the on- going impact was not what the conventional account claims it to have been.Trade Review'Expertly illustrating the relationship between media, NGOs, public opinion and the developing world, the book is an essential reading for students of journalism, development, media and communications. The accessible writing style and captivating narrative make it a great read for everyone interested in media reporting of the developing world and global humanitarianism, issues that are as timely now as they were in 1984.' * Media, Culture & Society *'Franks delves beyond the face of the images found in Michael Buerk's report to address the integral role played by the realm of communications, emphasising how the degree to which a news story permeates society depends on the medium used, and the even more profound topic of the evolution of media.' * Think Africa Press *'Incorporating internal government and BBC documents with a wealth of interviews with key players, Franks highlights the changing relationship between aid charities and the media, the internal wrangles between broadcasters, and the effect of famine reporting on government policy. The result is a meticulously researched and grippingly written corrective to a widely accepted fallacy.' * Times Higher Education *'Reporting Disasters makes a powerful case for a better understanding of the causes of hunger. Franks shows how the way starving people in Ethiopia were portrayed on TV - the famous 'Biblical famine' of 1984 - distorted the world's response, inspiring aid deliveries that may have done more harm than good. The coverage failed to understand the politics of famine. This is the best kind of history - one that challenges stereotypes and asks uncomfortable questions.' * David Loyn, BBC International Development Correspondent *'The cause and effect relationship between media and policy making in crises continues to be dominated by often ill-informed assumptions more than examination of hard facts from all angles. Suzanne Franks' interviews and access to historical records reveal compelling evidence that often challenges orthodox assumptions that images and powerful TV reporting in particular drive the most appropriate, pro-active policy response. Her important analysis is not unique to humanitarian disasters.' * Nik Gowing, international broadcaster and journalist *'This is the compelling life story of a transformational news event. Famine footage from Ethiopia allied to the pop star glamour of Live Aid confirmed the predominance of television news and changed the aid business for ever. Thirty years on, with fresh revelations from inside Government and the BBC, Suzanne Franks' study takes on contemporary significance as TV news and overseas aid confront potentially disabling new challenges.' * Peter Gill, journalist and author of Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia Since Live Aid *'This fascinating book is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the enduring effects on the aid industry of the nexus of global politics, celebrity and the media of the mid-1980s. Franks' sweeping narrative offers an unprecedented, detailed insight into events which were to define a generation's view of Africa in the wake of Michael Buerk's iconic 1984 television news report about the Ethiopian famine.' * Leigh Daynes, Executive Director of Medecins du Monde in the UK *'As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of the 1984 famine and the iconic BBC TV film by Michael Buerk and Mohammed Amin, Suzanne Franks provides us with a comprehensive and detailed analysis of how that film came to be made and its profound impacts on the various actors in the humanitarian drama - donors, humanitarian agencies, celebrities and fundraisers, and on the media itself. Using this watershed moment in the media coverage of disasters, she explores the relationship between the media and humanitarian actors, exposing the overlapping and sometimes conflicting interests of journalists and humanitarian agencies and the ways in which they are reconciled - often presenting the public with oversimplifications and occasionally significant misrepresentations. This impressive book is a significant addition to the literature and deserves to become a standard reference in training courses for both journalists and humanitarian workers.' * John Borton, Senior Research Associate, Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute *'A fascinating, thoroughly researched and eminently readable book which makes a major contribution to our understanding of television's impact on politics, policy-makers and audiences. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the relationship between media and politics.' * Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, University of Westminster *'A hard-headed analysis of the famous reporting [of the 1984-5 Ethiopian Famine] by Michael Buerk, and its consequences. - Franks is able to explain why this well-crafted report made such waves, when previous TV documentary and radio reports on famine in Ethiopia broadcast as much as a year earlier did not. For students of journalism and for all those who want to understand how Africa has struggled for years to be reported properly and with the subtlety and depth we expect of Western culture, Reporting Disasters will be a rich and worthwhile read.' * Fiona Chesterton, LSE Review of Books. *'The book is analytically rigorous and does not pull its punches, taking the reader through the development of the famine and its reporting. ... This is an important book, not just for the study of the Ethiopian famine, the role of NGOs and media coverage of humanitarianism, but for the study of the framing of Africa in the media and popular opinion. It should be on reading lists for courses on foreign reporting, African studies and communications.' * Keith Somerville, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations and the Centre for Journalism at the University of Kent *

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Book SynopsisHumanitarians are required to be impartial, independent, professionally competent and focused only on preventing and alleviating human suffering. It can be hard living up to these principles when others do not share them, while persuading political and military authorities and non-state actors to let an agency assist on the ground requires savvy ethical skills. Getting first to a conflict or natural catastrophe is only the beginning, as aid workers are usually and immediately presented with practical and moral questions about what to do next. For example, when does working closely with a warring party or an immoral regime move from practical cooperation to complicity in human rights violations? Should one operate in camps for displaced people and refugees if they are effectively places of internment? Do humanitarian agencies inadvertently encourage ethnic cleansing by always being ready to 'mop-up' the consequences of scorched earth warfare? This book has been written to help humanitarians assess and respond to these and other ethical dilemmas.Trade ReviewSlim writes in a very engaging manner that is both erudite and easy to read, professional and personal at the same time, as humanitarianism must be. One really feels he himself has struggled with many of the dilemmas he describes and is eager to share his experience. * International Affairs *Few fields of human enterprise are as morally challenging as humanitarian aid, especially in wartime. Hugo Slim has written the essential handbook of ethical expertise for aid workers, aid organizations and students of ethics and humanitarianism. It is comprehensive, passionate and has the special gift of lucidly exploring moral complexities. -- Alex de Waal, Executive Director, World Peace Foundation at the Fletcher School, Tufts UniversitySlim writes in a very engaging manner that is both erudite and easy to read, professional and personal at the same time, as humanitarianism must be. One really feels he himself has struggled with many of the dilemmas he describes and is eager to share his experience. * The Jordan Times *Humanitarian workers confront desperately difficult ethical choices every day as they struggle to provide aid in war and disasters. In a field where theory and practice are too seldom aligned Hugo Slim has pulled off a rare feat -- a book that is as useful to the thoughtful aid practitioner as it is to the applied scholar. His analysis is fascinating and his refreshingly frank and practical approaches for navigating the ethical minefields of work in the world’s toughest places will appeal to the frontline aid worker and global humanitarian executive alike. -- Neal Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer at Mercy CorpsThis book gets to the heart of the often impossible moral dilemmas and persistent ethical problems which confront, challenge and haunt humanitarians. As the sector professionalises and bureaucratises, it will help aid workers, managers and leaders to understand why principles matter more than ever and how they can be used to make better choices. Importantly, it is written from the perspective of someone who cares deeply about humanitarian action and who wants to help those who help others do so with care, compassion and to the highest possible standards. -- Sorcha O’Callaghan, Head of Humanitarian Policy, British Red CrossA fascinating and important book that unpack the ethics of the humanitarian enterprise, a critical question at a time when the fundamental values and principles of humanitarianism are being contested by the participation of southern actors. Few books penetrate the fundamental moral and ethical questions of humanitarianism, and even fewer in a language that is accessible to both scholars and practitioners -- a must-read. -- Urvashi Aneja, Director, Centre for Global Governance & Policy, Jindal School of International Affairs, Jindal Global University, IndiaIn this brilliant and incisive work, Hugo Slim develops a much needed moral compass that helps aid workers, both seasoned and novice, to navigate the tensions between principle and practice -- as well as the shoals of political manipulation in humanitarian action. An invaluable tool that should be in every humanitarian’s grab bag. -- Antonio Donini, editor of 'The Golden Fleece: Manipulation and Independence in Humanitarian Action''Important and eminently readable . . . masterful . . . a powerful message delivered with brio. His book should be required reading for all frontline aid workers - and even more so for their bosses.'An informative text worth the attention of academics and professionals, and also those considering volunteering in places where governments and large NGOs have been found wanting. * Socialist Review *

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Book Synopsis'Once in a while a book is published which offers an empirically and theoretically informed analysis of an under-studied topic which helps to carve out a new field of enquiry. Such is the case with Dr Sarah Bradshaw's breathtakingly detailed, richly first-hand informed, and incisive, account of the frequently paradoxical co-option of women into the analysis and practice of ''disaster'' in developing economies. Bradshaw's eminently comprehensive, well-substantiated, perceptive and sensitive treatment of the ''A to Z'' of gender and 'disaster' in developing country contexts constitutes a 21st century volume which will be a definitive benchmark for scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and feminist activists at a world scale.'- Sylvia Chant, London School of Economics, UKThe need to 'disaster proof' development is increasingly recognized by development agencies, as is the need to engender both development and disaster response. This unique book explores what these processes mean for development and disasters in practice.Sarah Bradshaw critically examines key notions, such as gender, vulnerability, risk, and humanitarianism, underpinning development and disaster discourse. Case studies are used to demonstrate how disasters are experienced individually and collectively as gendered events. Through consideration of processes to engender development, it problematizes women's inclusion in disaster response and reconstruction. The study highlights that while women are now central to both disaster response and development, tackling gender inequality is not. By critically reflecting on gendered disaster response and the gendered impact of disasters on processes of development, it exposes some important lessons for future policy.This timely book examines international development and disaster policy which will prove invaluable to gender and disaster academics, students and practitioners.Contents:Introduction 1. What is a Disaster? 2. What is Development? 3. Gender, Development and Disasters 4. Internal and International Response to Disaster 5. Humanitarianism and Humanitarian Relief 6. Reconstruction or Transformation? 7. Case Studies of Secondary Disasters 8. Political Mobilisation for Change 9. Disaster Risk Reduction Conclusion: Drawing the Links: Gender, Disasters and Development Bibliography IndexTrade ReviewGender, Development and Disasters is a valuable and essential call for all parties to be attuned to the enormous complexities involved in incorporating gender into a disaster response... This book implores us to be gender reflective at every level. For those of us working in disaster response, we need to learn from development's positive and negative practices regarding gender, rather than simply lifting gender debates out of development and inserting them into a disaster context - if nothing else, it assumes that gender in development is working. It is a difficult but vital truth: we still aren't getting gender right. This book offers a real chance for us to reflect, and to change.' --Beth Evans, Gender & Development'Disaster research owes a lot to development studies and yet the debt is often not acknowledged. In this scholarly but accessible book by Sarah Bradshaw, we see a very effective linking of gender, disaster and development that will be of value to academics and practitioners working in and across all these domains.' --Maureen Fordham, University of Northumbria, UK'Bringing gender into the foreground in both development and disaster discourse, the author challenges received wisdom and offers cautionary notes about reinforcing inequalities through feminized disaster interventions. The book is an outstanding platform for fundamental change in how we think about and act toward gender in disaster contexts, leaving readers cautiously optimistic. This is one for the top shelf - a book we have been waiting for and must put to use.' --Elaine Enarson, founder, Gender and Disaster Resilience AllianceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. What is a Disaster? 2. What is Development? 3. Gender, Development and Disasters 4. Internal and International Response to Disaster 5. Humanitarianism and Humanitarian Relief 6. Reconstruction or Transformation? 7. Case Studies of Secondary Disasters 8. Political Mobilisation for Change 9. Disaster Risk Reduction Conclusion: Drawing the Links: Gender, Disasters and Development Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhile military intervention in Iraq was being planned, humanitarian organizations were offered US government funds to join the Coalition and operate under the umbrella of "Operation Iraqi Freedom". In Kosavo, Timor, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan, NGOs had previously been asked to join in "just" wars. Indeed many aid agencies cooperated eagerly, subordinating their specific aims to the greater goal of "peace, democracy and human rights". Few Afghans or Sierra Leoneans regret the interventions. However, the inconvenient victims of these triumphs, those from the "wrong" side, are quickly forgotten. These are individuals whom humanitarian organizations have the duty to save, yet in doing so they must remain independent of the warring parties, and refrain from joining in the "struggle against evil" or any other political agenda. Then there are places where the pretence of providing assistance allows donor governments to disguise their backing of local political powers. Lastly there are those whose sacrifice is politically irrelevant in the wider scope of international relations. In circumstances such as these, what little international aid is available collides head-on with the mutal desire of the adversaries to wage "total" war that may lead to the extermination of entire populations. In this book, international experts and members of the MSF analyse the way these issues have crystallized over the five years spanning the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. The authors make the case for a renewed commitment to an old idea: a humanitarianism that defies the politics of sacrifice.Trade Review'This book is an aid to clearer thinking in an era in which, as David Rieff argues in his essay, states have decided that A"humanitarianism is too important to be left to humanitariansA". But, although he is pessimistic, their appropriation of it is not yet complete, and ought to be resisted.' -Martin Woollacott, The GuardianTable of ContentsContents; Introduction; SITUATIONS Abstention Chechnya: Eradication of the enemy within - Thornike Gordadze; Democratic Republic of Congo: Victims of no importance - Marc Le Pape; Colombia: Violence versus politics - Michel Agier; Algeria: The utility of terrorism - Chawki Amari; Involvement North Korea: Feeding totalitarianism - Fiona Terry; Angola: Woe to the vanquished - Christine Messiant; Sudan: Who benefits from humanitarian aid? - Marc Lavergne and Fabrice Weissman; Intervention East Timor: Better late than never - Gil Gonzalez-Foerster; Sierra Leone: Peace at any price - Fabrice Weissman; Liberia: The logic of orchestrated chaos - Jean-Herve Jezequel; Afghanistan: From 'militant-monks' to Crusaders - Francois Calas and Pierre Salignon; POINTS OF VIEW Iraq: In search of a 'humanitarian crisis' - Rony Brauman and Pierre Salignon; Kosovo: The end of an era? - David Rieff; Humanitarian Spaces: spaces of exception - Michel Agier and Francoise Boucher-Saulinier; Justice and Humanitarian Action: a conflict of interest - E. DACHY; The Modern Missionaries of Islam - A. R. GHANDOUR; Of Medicines and Men - Annick Hamel; Translated from French by Vincent HOMOLKA and Roger LEVERDIER - except chapters by RIEFF and TERRY; English version edited by Fiona TERRY.

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Book SynopsisEngineering in Emergencies is a hugely successful practical handbook for all relief workers involved in giving humanitarian assistance. It provides the information needed to implement an effective engineering response in the aftermath of an emergency. The second edition of Engineering in Emergencies maintains the practical content of the first edition but has been revised and updated to reflect developments in humanitarian relief in recent years. The combination of ''hard'' topics, such as water and sanitation, and ''soft'' topics, such as managerial skills and personal effectiveness, has been retained from the original edition and the book expanded to include two new chapters on security and telecommunications. The new second edition will be available both as a book and as a handy CD-ROM, especially designed to be light and easily portable for relief workers in the field. Engineering in Emergencies is developed in collaboration with the agency RedR - Engineers for Disaster Relief, based in Westminster.

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Book SynopsisA simple to use catalogue, containing a wealth of illustrations, with a unique combination of written text and visual aids.Visual aids can provide information, provoke discussion and discovery, and make difficult ideas easy to understand. They can also improve the accessibility of a book or a poster simply by making it look more interesting. The book contains more than 1,200 drawings (over 700 new to this second edition) relating to a wide range of educational and health issues, along with advice on copying, enlarging, and otherwise changing the illustrations to make them appropriate to a particular situation, without using special equipment. There is also advice on pre-testing materials, to make sure their message will be understood by the intended audience.

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Book SynopsisAcquiring HIV may no longer be a death sentence, but its effects are still profound. Many people living with HIV face rejection and are unsure about their futures, and these anxieties may be felt all the more keenly by children and young people. Stepping Stones with Children equips organizations and individuals with materials with which they can engage children affected by HIV and their caregivers, using powerful exercises to convey information, explore norms, discover their abilities, and individually and jointly create stronger ways of being. The training sessions cover a wide range of topics with a gendered and child-rights focused framework including psycho-social wellbeing and resilience, assertiveness, bereavement, HIV testing, living well with HIV, preventing sexual abuse, and supporting survivors of abuse. They cover issues facing all young people growing up, which might be particularly challenging for those affected by HIV from friendships at school, to relationships, sexuality, and livelihoods. Each of the sessions clearly explains its overall purpose, and sets out the aim and method for each activity. Most activities are carried out with the participants working in their three separate peer groups of younger children (5-8 year olds), older children (9-14 year olds) and caregivers. Sometimes each peer group works in gendered-sub groups. The three peer groups sometimes work together, or come together to share what they have learned and to negotiate new ways of relating to one another. Stepping Stones with Children follows on from Stepping Stones and Stepping Stones Plus, which are training materials widely used in workshops with older youth and adults affected by HIV. Stepping Stones with Children is essential reading for social workers, community workers, health workers and NGO staff working on programmes with people affected by HIV; also researchers and academics teaching and advising in this field.

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Book SynopsisThe challenges facing humanitarian logistics are huge. Refugee camps present enormously challenging environments in which sudden spikes in demand, difficult to access locations, disruptions due to conflict or disasters, as well as normal supply chain problems are commonplace. This means that orders for medical and other supplies can take weeks and sometimes months to fulfil, severely impeding humanitarian operations. There is also a lack of or slow adoption of technology routinely used elsewhere. In addition, humanitarian logistics are also expensive. When customs clearance, transportation, storage, middlemen and administration are added in, the costs of basic items are often exorbitant.Managing Humanitarian Innovation presents a new approach that is beginning to transform the way humanitarian logistics are conducted. Innovation in logistics includes disrupting and improving supply chains through the use of technology, especially 3D printers, and engaging people to manage this approach. The book discusses what innovation is, and strategies for supporting it; it describes practical innovations and how they have been applied; and it outlines how innovation labs can be run. Finally it covers how to fund innovation and it suggests how humanitarian innovation might develop in the future.This book brings together the real experience of practitioners who have made innovation work. It is a collaborative work written by and for the community of people involved in humanitarian innovation, in particular in the making and manufacturing of humanitarian supplies. The book is full of practical and actionable points of value to the humanitarian community. Managing Humanitarian Innovation is essential reading for humanitarian practitioners as well as volunteers and others involved in humanitarian supplies provision. It is equally helpful to thought leaders, policy makers and educators.

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