Scholarly assessments of transnational actors are largely optimistic, suggesting they herald
an emerging global civil society comprising local civic groups, international organiza-tions …

Since the end of the Cold War, more than 20 major peace operations have been deployed to
countries emerging from internal conflicts. This book argues that international efforts to …

The United Nations' presence in Sierra Leone has made that country a subject of
international attention to an unprecedented degree. Once identified as a source of'the New …

The frequency and intensity of disasters continue to increase. Following large-scale and
catastrophic disasters, local organisations integrate with other responding organisations to …

Purpose–The paper aims to discuss the findings of a humanitarian logistics manager field
study on response activity concerning the 2004 tsunami disaster in terms of what should …

Annotation International humanitarian activities have grown enormously in scale over the
past ten years. Alongside this greater experience, the complex links between humanitarian …

" Offers an insightful analysis of the complexities of the humanitarian enterprise. The authors'
grasp of the topic is impressive. This book is an important contribution to the ongoing debate …

Humanitarian aid operations save many lives, but they also fail to help many people and can
have unintended political consequences. A major reason for the deficit is poor coordination …

Despite the need for interorganizational collaboration within a humanitarian setting in recent
years, there are a considerable number of challenges to efficient collaboration among …

Humanitarian organisations operate in increasingly hostile environments. Although
authoritative statistics are scarce, anecdotal evidence suggests that aid workers face life …