Organizing disaster

• Main Author: Rostis, Adam (Author)
• Other Authors: Mills, Albert J., 1945- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016.
• Series: Critical management studies (Series)
• Subjects: Humanitarian assistance.; Humanitarianism.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781785606847
• ISSN: 2059-6561 ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S2059-656120161
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (168 pages).

This book challenges the taken-for-granted status of organizations such as the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres by problematizing humanitarianism. In the experience of the Author working with such organizations, they are selective of the type of suffering that receives attention. Empirical stu...

Table of Contents:

• Organizing disaster
• Critical management studies
• Organizing disaster
• Copyright page
• Foreword
• Introduction and outline of the book
• Methodology
• Problematizing humanitarianism
• The humanitarian archive - The ICRC in Africa
• MSF
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References
• Index.