Edited by Claire Magone
Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849041638
- author:
- Edited by Claire Magone
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 21.4 x 13.8 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- Consultation Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience by Claire Magone The freedom to act and speak in humanitarian contexts is increasingly being eroded due to radicalising conflicts and reaffirmed state sovereignty over aid actors and policies. This book challenges this assumption through an analysis of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) history since 2003, examining the evolution of humanitarian goals, resistance to these goals, and political arrangements that have overcome or failed to do so. The contributors focus on the key question: what is an acceptable compromise for MSF? They seek to puncture myths surrounding humanitarian principles and describe how ideals operating in conflict zones are often illusory. Instead, it is the grubby negotiations with various parties, each with their own vested interests, that may allow organisations like MSF to operate in crisis situations. This book offers a nuanced analysis of the political transactions and balances of power that enable aid activities to move forward. It reveals how humanitarian principles are often compromised in reality, and how organisations like MSF navigate complex negotiations to achieve their goals.
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