Aiding Peace? (Paperback)

Jonathan Goodhand

ISBN 10: 185339632X / ISBN 13: 9781853396328

Published by Practical Action Publishing, Rugby, 2006

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Paperback. While NGOs' role in advocacy and agendasetting is fairly widely accepted, their peacebuilding activities are more controversial and have come under increasing scrutiny-not least from the NGOs themselves. As the number of NGOs, and their role in conflict situations, has grown exponentially, they have found themselves increasingly strained to find an appropriate balance between competing demands for relief, development, human rights and peace work, and between their own roles and that of other international and national actors. In this important study, which is firmly grounded in seven case studies, Goodhand ably situates the role of NGOs in peacebuilding within the dynamics of contemporary conflicts and the evolving complexities of international peacebuilding. His study promises to become a valuable resource for the Peacebuilding Commission and other practitioners in their interaction with civil society. It also stands to make a significant contribution to current debates about the appropriate role of external actors in peacebuilding and our collective understanding of what it genuinely takes to build peace. Traditionally the primary function of NGOs has been to mitigate the effects of war; providing humanitarian aid and protection on the peripheries of violent conflict. Recently there has been an increased focus on the impact of humanitarian aid in general, and to a lesser extent on the impact of aid on conflict and peace dynamics. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aiding Peace? (Paperback)
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, Rugby
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185339632X
• ISBN 13: 9781853396328
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Traditionally the primary function of NGOs has been to mitigate the effects of war; providing humanitarian aid and protection on the peripheries of violent conflict. Recently there has been an increased focus on the impact of humanitarian aid in general, and to a lesser extent on the impact of aid on conflict and peace dynamics.

About the Author

Jonathan Goodhand is a Lecturer in the Development Studies Dept. at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London specialising in the Political Economy of Development Aid and Conflict. He has previously worked for several NGOs in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and central Asia and as an advisor for Oxfam, CARE and the Department for International Development of the UK government.