Organizing Disaster : The Construction of Humanitarianism.
Rostis, Adam.
Organizing Disaster : The Construction of Humanitarianism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (167 pages) - Critical Management Studies . - Critical Management Studies .
Front Cover -- Organizing Disaster -- Critical Management Studies -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Outline of the Book -- 1.1. Outline of the Book -- 1.2. Why Postcolonial Theory and Humanitarianism? -- 1.3. What Is the Intellectual Problem? -- 1.4. Decentering Common Sense: Genealogy as Method -- 1.5. Using Genealogy in Problematizing Humanitarianism -- 1.6. Theoretical Framework - Postcolonialism -- 1.7. Constraints -- 1.8. Outline of the Chapters -- Chapter 2 Methodology -- 2.1. Genealogy -- 2.2. What Is Genealogy? -- 2.3. The Theoretical Basis of Genealogy -- 2.4. Discourse -- 2.5. Genealogy as Methodology -- 2.6. The Practice of Genealogy -- 2.6.1. Historiography -- 2.6.2. Descent and Emergence -- 2.6.3. Problematization -- 2.7. Foucault's Archive and the Physical Archive -- 2.8. Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Problematizing Humanitarianism -- 3.1. Humanitarianism: Why Is it Problematic? -- 3.2. The Suffering Stranger -- 3.3. Religion and Humanitarianism -- 3.4. Humanitarianism and Colonialism -- 3.5. Humanitarianism and Suffering -- 3.6. Humanitarianism and Literature -- 3.7. Humanitarianism and the State -- 3.8. Humanitarianism and the Border -- 3.9. Philanthropy -- 3.10. Contemporary Humanitarianism -- 3.11. The Creation of the Humanitarian Organization -- 3.12. Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The Humanitarian Archive - The ICRC in Africa -- 4.1. Africa - The Cradle of Humanitarianism? -- 4.2. George Hoffmann - The ICRC's Man in Africa -- 4.3. Red Cross Operation -- 4.3.1. Red Cross Indoctrination -- 4.3.2. Intelligence Gathering -- 4.3.3. Swiss Influence -- 4.4. Colonial Attitudes -- 4.4.1. African Generalizations -- 4.4.2. Racial Stereotypes -- 4.4.3. Tribalism -- 4.4.4. Resistance -- 4.5. Eurocentrism -- 4.6. The Red Cross in Biafra -- 4.7. Nigeria - Independence and Conflict -- 4.8. Biafra and Humanitarianism. 4.9. A Struggle for Control -- 4.9.1. The Nigerian Red Cross -- 4.9.2. The ICRC -- 4.9.3. Government of Nigeria/Citizens -- 4.10. Exceptional Circumstances -- 4.10.1. The ICRC -- 4.10.2. The Nigerian Red Cross -- 4.10.3. Government of Nigeria -- 4.11. Colonialism -- 4.11.1. The ICRC and the International Red Cross -- 4.11.2. Nigerian Red Cross -- 4.11.3. Government of Nigeria and the Victims of the Conflict -- 4.12. Emergence of Sans-frontièrism -- 4.13. Conclusion -- Chapter 5 MSF -- 5.1. MSF - Results from the Archive -- 5.2. Defining Humanitarianism in MSF: Simple … -- 5.3. … But Complex -- 5.4. MSF Critiques Humanitarianism -- 5.5. MSF Critiques Itself -- 5.6. Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Discussion -- 6.1. The Citizen Humanitarian -- 6.2. The Humanitarian Victim -- 6.3. The Humanitarian Professional -- 6.4. Humanitarian Organization as a Disciplinary Institution -- 6.5. Postcolonialism -- 6.5.1. Different Contexts, Yet Common Discourse -- 6.6. Resistance, Stakeholders, and Borders -- 6.7. Learning from Decolonization -- 6.8. Humanitarianism and Cosmopolitanism -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- 7.1. The Red Cross and MSF - Contribution to the Discourse of Humanitarianism -- 7.2. Postcolonial Humanitarianism -- 7.2.1. The Scramble for the Red Cross -- 7.2.2. Resistance -- 7.3. The Problematic of Humanitarianism -- 7.4. Humanitarian Organizations as Disciplinary Institutions -- References -- Index.
This book challenges the taken-for-granted status of organizations such as the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres by problematizing humanitarianism. It is a unique contribution to organization studies, re-reading humanitarianism to show that humanitarian organizations essentially serve as global disciplinary institutions.
9781785606847
Humanitarian assistance.
Electronic books.
HB1-3840
361.26
Organizing Disaster : The Construction of Humanitarianism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (167 pages) - Critical Management Studies . - Critical Management Studies .
Front Cover -- Organizing Disaster -- Critical Management Studies -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Outline of the Book -- 1.1. Outline of the Book -- 1.2. Why Postcolonial Theory and Humanitarianism? -- 1.3. What Is the Intellectual Problem? -- 1.4. Decentering Common Sense: Genealogy as Method -- 1.5. Using Genealogy in Problematizing Humanitarianism -- 1.6. Theoretical Framework - Postcolonialism -- 1.7. Constraints -- 1.8. Outline of the Chapters -- Chapter 2 Methodology -- 2.1. Genealogy -- 2.2. What Is Genealogy? -- 2.3. The Theoretical Basis of Genealogy -- 2.4. Discourse -- 2.5. Genealogy as Methodology -- 2.6. The Practice of Genealogy -- 2.6.1. Historiography -- 2.6.2. Descent and Emergence -- 2.6.3. Problematization -- 2.7. Foucault's Archive and the Physical Archive -- 2.8. Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Problematizing Humanitarianism -- 3.1. Humanitarianism: Why Is it Problematic? -- 3.2. The Suffering Stranger -- 3.3. Religion and Humanitarianism -- 3.4. Humanitarianism and Colonialism -- 3.5. Humanitarianism and Suffering -- 3.6. Humanitarianism and Literature -- 3.7. Humanitarianism and the State -- 3.8. Humanitarianism and the Border -- 3.9. Philanthropy -- 3.10. Contemporary Humanitarianism -- 3.11. The Creation of the Humanitarian Organization -- 3.12. Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The Humanitarian Archive - The ICRC in Africa -- 4.1. Africa - The Cradle of Humanitarianism? -- 4.2. George Hoffmann - The ICRC's Man in Africa -- 4.3. Red Cross Operation -- 4.3.1. Red Cross Indoctrination -- 4.3.2. Intelligence Gathering -- 4.3.3. Swiss Influence -- 4.4. Colonial Attitudes -- 4.4.1. African Generalizations -- 4.4.2. Racial Stereotypes -- 4.4.3. Tribalism -- 4.4.4. Resistance -- 4.5. Eurocentrism -- 4.6. The Red Cross in Biafra -- 4.7. Nigeria - Independence and Conflict -- 4.8. Biafra and Humanitarianism. 4.9. A Struggle for Control -- 4.9.1. The Nigerian Red Cross -- 4.9.2. The ICRC -- 4.9.3. Government of Nigeria/Citizens -- 4.10. Exceptional Circumstances -- 4.10.1. The ICRC -- 4.10.2. The Nigerian Red Cross -- 4.10.3. Government of Nigeria -- 4.11. Colonialism -- 4.11.1. The ICRC and the International Red Cross -- 4.11.2. Nigerian Red Cross -- 4.11.3. Government of Nigeria and the Victims of the Conflict -- 4.12. Emergence of Sans-frontièrism -- 4.13. Conclusion -- Chapter 5 MSF -- 5.1. MSF - Results from the Archive -- 5.2. Defining Humanitarianism in MSF: Simple … -- 5.3. … But Complex -- 5.4. MSF Critiques Humanitarianism -- 5.5. MSF Critiques Itself -- 5.6. Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Discussion -- 6.1. The Citizen Humanitarian -- 6.2. The Humanitarian Victim -- 6.3. The Humanitarian Professional -- 6.4. Humanitarian Organization as a Disciplinary Institution -- 6.5. Postcolonialism -- 6.5.1. Different Contexts, Yet Common Discourse -- 6.6. Resistance, Stakeholders, and Borders -- 6.7. Learning from Decolonization -- 6.8. Humanitarianism and Cosmopolitanism -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- 7.1. The Red Cross and MSF - Contribution to the Discourse of Humanitarianism -- 7.2. Postcolonial Humanitarianism -- 7.2.1. The Scramble for the Red Cross -- 7.2.2. Resistance -- 7.3. The Problematic of Humanitarianism -- 7.4. Humanitarian Organizations as Disciplinary Institutions -- References -- Index.
This book challenges the taken-for-granted status of organizations such as the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres by problematizing humanitarianism. It is a unique contribution to organization studies, re-reading humanitarianism to show that humanitarian organizations essentially serve as global disciplinary institutions.
9781785606847
Humanitarian assistance.
Electronic books.
HB1-3840
361.26