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020			_a9781785606847 (e-book)
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100	1		_a Rostis, Adam, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOrganizing disaster / _cAdam Rostis.
264		1	_bEmerald Group Publishing Limited,
300			_a1 online resource (168 pages).
490	1		_aCritical management studies, _x2059-6561 ; _vv. 1
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aOrganizing 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.
520			_aThis 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 studies of humanitarianism note that the suffering it purports to alleviate is increasing although aid is now highly organized, funded, and globalized. These observations inform the key question of the book: what purpose does the humanitarian organization serve? Rostis explores this question through a Foucauldian genealogy of humanitarianism focusing on the European colonial era and the Biafra War. The role of colonialism in the humanitarian organization is made apparent, and facilitates an interpretation of the results of his inquiry using postcolonial theory. This unique contribution to organization studies re-reads humanitarianism to show that humanitarian organizations essentially serve as global disciplinary institutions. It will be essential reading for scholars in political science, international sociology, organization studies and international affairs.
588	0		_aPrint version record
650		7	_aBusiness & Economics _xOrganizational Behavior. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aOrganizational theory & behaviour. _2bicssc
650		0	_aHumanitarian assistance.
650		0	_aHumanitarianism.
700	1		_aMills, Albert J., _d1945- _eeditor.
776			_z9781785606854
830		0	_aCritical management studies (Series)
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S2059-656120161
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