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Humanitarian Alert: NGO Information and its Impact on US Foreign Policy
Abby Stoddard
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Description for Humanitarian Alert: NGO Information and its Impact on US Foreign Policy
Paperback. Using case illustrations of US policy in the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Angola, DR Congo, Sudan, and Kosovo, this title charts the course of NGO information from its formation on the ground to its use by officials in all levels of government. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
This title uses case studies of US Policy decisions in Somalia, Bosnia, Angola, DR Congo, Sudan and Kosovo. It makes use of a variety of sources, from interviews and US embassy telegrams to firsthand experience in NGO settings. Two opposing images of humanitarian NGOs challenge efforts to understand their role in international relations. Do they function as autonomous - and influential - non-state actors in pursuit of their own value-driven agendas? Or do they serve merely as the paid agents of national governments, providing a service delivery function in line with those nations' foreign policy goals? Stoddard proposes a third ... Read more
This title uses case studies of US Policy decisions in Somalia, Bosnia, Angola, DR Congo, Sudan and Kosovo. It makes use of a variety of sources, from interviews and US embassy telegrams to firsthand experience in NGO settings. Two opposing images of humanitarian NGOs challenge efforts to understand their role in international relations. Do they function as autonomous - and influential - non-state actors in pursuit of their own value-driven agendas? Or do they serve merely as the paid agents of national governments, providing a service delivery function in line with those nations' foreign policy goals? Stoddard proposes a third ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Kumarian Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
West Hartford, CT, United States
ISBN
9781565492271
SKU
V9781565492271
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