The Price of Indifference: Refugees and Humanitarian Action in the New Century - Couverture rigide

Helton, Arthur C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0199250308 ISBN 13 : 9780199250301

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Refugee policy has not kept pace with new realities in international and humanitarian affairs. Recent policy failures have resulted in instability, terrible hardships, and loss of life. This volume analyzes refugee policy responses since 1990, and calls for specific reforms to make policy more pro-active and comprehensive. It also calls for refugee policy to be more than the administration of misery, and states that more international co-operation is needed in advance of crises. Humanitarian structures within governments, as well as the wide variety of international institutions involved in humanitarian action, must be re-oriented to cope with new challenges.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Helton presents a compelling discussion of the broad range of political and technical feasibilities confronting the international community. And, in the end, he provides a useful framework of recommendations to change the international community's strategies. This is a highly useful book for students and scholars interested not only in refugee issues, but in ethnic and regional conflict issues as well. (International Affairs)

Helton provides a rich and descriptive account and assessment of particular international efforts to respond to ethnic conflicts ... The strength of Helton's argument is his empirical discussion and the practical requirements necessary for responding to refugee crises. He provides extensive and insightful analyses of the specific international responses to a number of refugee crises. (International Affairs)

This book provides an analytical approach to refugee policy-making that will be invaluable to students in politics, international relations and refugee studies. (Times Higher Education Supplement)

Masterfully written and innovative, Arthur Helton's book offers a most comprehensive and insightful treatment of refugee issues. This work is a splendid combination of the author's solid academic judgement and his practical familiarity with the subject. (Sadako Ogata, Resident Scholar, Ford Foundation, Co-Chair, International Human Security Commission, and Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

This book is required reading for anybody who worries about making our world more stable and secure by addressing the plight of 35 million refugees and displaced people. Arthur Helton makes a compelling case that the world can - and must - do a better job of dealing with displaced populations. (Kenneth H. Bacon, President, Refugees International, and Former Pentagon Spokesman)

Présentation de l'éditeur

Refugee policy has not kept pace with new realities in international and humanitarian affairs. Recent policy failures have resulted in instability, terrible hardships, and massive loss of life. This book systematically analyzes refugee policy responses over the past decade and calls for specific reforms to make policy more proactive and comprehensive. Refugee policy must be more than the administration of misery. Responses should be calculated to help prevent or mitigate future humanitarian catastrophes. More international cooperation is needed in advance of crises. Humanitarian structures within governments, notably the United States, as well as the wide variety o international institutions involved in humanitarian action must be re-oriented to cope with new challenges.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199250308
• ISBN 13: 9780199250301
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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