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Humanitarian Hypocrisy - Civilian Protection and the Design of Peace Operations (Hardcover)
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Humanitarian Hypocrisy - Civilian Protection and the Design of Peace Operations (Hardcover)
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In Humanitarian Hypocrisy, Andrea L. Everett maps the often glaring
differences between declared ambitions to protect civilians in
conflict zones and the resources committed for doing so. Examining
how powerful governments contribute to peace operations and
determine how they are designed, Everett argues that
ambitions-resources gaps are a form of organized hypocrisy. Her
book shows how political compromises lead to disparities between
the humanitarian principles leaders proclaim and what their
policies are designed to accomplish. When those in power face
strong pressure to protect civilians but are worried about the high
costs and dangers of intervention, Everett asserts, they allocate
insufficient resources or impose excessive operational constraints.
The ways in which this can play out are illustrated by Everett's
use of original data and in-depth case studies of France in Rwanda,
the United States in Darfur, and Australia in East Timor and Aceh.
Humanitarian Hypocrisy has a sad lesson: missions that gesture
toward the protection of civilians but overlook the most pressing
security needs of affected populations can worsen suffering even
while the entities who doom those missions to failure assume the
moral high ground. This is a must-read book for activists, NGO
officials, and policymakers alike.
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