The Politics and Policies of Relief, Aid and Reconstruction: Contrasting Approaches to Disasters and Emergencies

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Disaster and Emergency Policies at the International and Global System Levels....Pages 21-41
Conceptualizing and Confronting Disasters: A Panorama of Social Science Research and International Policies....Pages 42-56
Theoretical Departures to Disasters and Emergencies....Pages 57-75
The Nexus between Security, Development and Humanitarianism: A Critical Appraisal of Multi-dimensional Peace Missions....Pages 76-92
Risk Societies in World Politics: Overcoming Disasters Together....Pages 93-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Catastrophe and Containment: A Critical Analysis of the US Response to the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti....Pages 113-132
United Nations–European Union Cooperation in Aid, Relief and Reconstruction — The Haiti Case....Pages 133-150
The Politics of Catastrophe: Coping with ‘Humanitarianism’ in Post-tsunami Sri Lanka....Pages 151-172
The UN and Genocide: A Comparative Analysis of Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia....Pages 173-190
Humanitarian NGOs in Peace Building and Reconstruction Operations....Pages 191-210
‘TragiCIMICal’: An Attempt at Civil and Military Cooperation in Lebanon....Pages 211-235
Concluding Remarks....Pages 236-239
Back Matter....Pages 240-265