A Radical History of Development Studies traces the history of the subject from the late colonial period all the way through to contemporary focus on poverty reduction.
This book explores the paradoxical relationship between NGOs and capitalism, showing that supposedly progressive organisations often promote essentially the same policies and ideas as existing governments.
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have highlighted again the precarious situation aid agencies find themselves in, caught as they are between the firing lines of the hostile parties, as they are trying to alleviate the plight of the civilian populations.
From Vulnerability to Resilience - V2R - is a framework for analysis and action to reduce vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of individuals, households and communities.
Migrant Justice in the Age of Removal details the story of Migrant Justice, a migrant rights organization led by undocumented workers in a complicated and perhaps unexpected location: Vermont, United States.
Wellbeing ist ein zentrales Konzept zur Erfassung der Zufriedenheit der Burgerinnen und Burger mit und in ihrer sozialen, politischen und okonomischen Lage.
The single most useful resource out there on how to build and grow sustainable places The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before.
This powerful and empowering text offers a way forward for alleviating human suffering, presenting a realistic roadmap for enhanced global governance that can create workable solutions to mass poverty.
An activist and an actor reflect on Edward Snowden and the surveillance state in this collection that "e;reads like a whistleblower's travel diary"e; (Disorient).
In recent decades, Palestinian heritage organizations have launched numerous urban regeneration and museum projects across the West Bank in response to the enduring Israeli occupation.
In recent decades, Palestinian heritage organizations have launched numerous urban regeneration and museum projects across the West Bank in response to the enduring Israeli occupation.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize FinalistClara Johnson Award FinalistAs hundreds of thousands of displaced people sought refuge in Europe, the global relief system failed.
Education and NGOs discusses the role of sectors outside the mainstream in relation to improving access to education, with particular focus on the underprivileged.
Education and NGOs discusses the role of sectors outside the mainstream in relation to improving access to education, with particular focus on the underprivileged.
The single most useful resource out there on how to build and grow sustainable places The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before.
Since they were pioneered in the 1970s by Robert Keohane and others, the broad range of neoliberal institutionalist theories of international relations have grown in importance.