Zbirka: Nevladne organizacije
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Humanitarianism in Question(2008)Years of tremendous growth in response to complex emergencies have left a mark on the humanitarian sector. Various matters that once seemed settled are now subjects of intense debate. What is humanitarianism? Is it limited to the provision of relief...Vezava: Trda171,28 € -
Good Project – Humanitarian Relief NGOs and the Fragmentation of Reason(2014) KRAUSE, MONIKANGOs set out to save lives, relieve suffering, and service basic human needs. In this book, the author dives into the intricacies of the decision-making process at NGOs and uncovers a basic truth: It may be the case that relief agencies try to help peopleVezava: Mehka44,10 € -
For Humanity or for the Umma?: Aid and Islam in Transnational Muslim NGOs(2016) PETERSEN, MARIE JUULA discussion of how Muslim NGOs function and their global impact in disaster relief and development that challenges stereotypes that Muslim NGOs are simply fronts for jihadist networks or backers of resistance groups.Vezava: Trda59,37 € -
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Organizing Disaster(2016) ROSTIS, ADAM (DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, CANADA)This book challenges the taken-for-granted status of organizations such as the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres by problematizing humanitarianism. It is a unique contribution to organization studies, re-reading humanitarianism to show that humanitarVezava: Trda135,68 € -
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Ngo Care and Food Aid from America, 1945–80(2020) WIETERS, HEIKEThis book on the humanitarian NGO CARE offers a unique historical insight into the successes and crises of one of the major private humanitarian players throughout the second half of the 20th century. -- .Vezava: Mehka60,29 € -
Ngo Care and Food Aid from America, 1945–80(2017) WIETERS, HEIKEThis book on the humanitarian NGO CARE offers a unique historical insight into the successes and crises of one of the major private humanitarian players throughout the second half of the 20th century. -- .Vezava: Trda79,73 € -
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Strengths Approach in Practice(2022) BELLINGER, AVRIL (UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH AND STUDENTS AND REFUGEES TOGETHER (START)),FORD, DEIRDRE (PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY AND STUDENTS AND REFUGEES TOGETHER (START))Informed by a case study from the authors' work with a unique NGO in the UK, this book illustrates what it really means to adopt a strengths approach in practice.Vezava: Mehka43,40 € -
Village Ties(2021) QAYUM, NAYMATakes the reader to Bangladesh, a country that has risen from the ashes of war, natural disaster, and decades of resource drain to become a development miracle. The book argues that grassroots women's mobilization programs can empower women to challenge iVezava: Mehka48,22 € -
Humanitarian Action and Ethics(2018)Explores the ethical dilemmas at the heart of humanitarian action in the 21st century, turning theory into practice for enabling effective change.Vezava: Mehka38,57 € -
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Whose Agency(2019) HERSHEY, MEGANBy focusing on one particular type of NGO - those organized to help prevent the spread and transmission of HIV in Kenya - Megan Hershey interrogates the ways NGOs achieve (or fail to achieve) their planned outcomes. Along the way, she examines the slipperVezava: Trda146,93 € -
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Between Power and Irrelevance(2020) MITCHELL, GEORGE E. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MARXE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AT BARUCH COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK),PETER SCHMITZ, HANS (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO),BRUNO-VAN VIJFEIJKEN, TOSCA (, FIVE OAKS CONSULTING, FORMER DIRECTOR OF TRANSNATIONAL NGO INITIATIVE AT THE MAXWELL SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY)Between Power and Irrelevance explores why the gap between transnational NGOs' rhetoric and reality exists and what TNGOs can do to close it. The book argues that TNGOs need to change the fundamental conditions under which they operate by bringing their oVezava: Mehka56,95 € -
He Was Our Man in Washington(2021) SYMES, OWENA fair-minded but highly critical interpretation of president Obama and his brand of "hope and change," grounded in a reality that goes beyond the headlines.Vezava: Mehka29,85 € -
