TY  - GEN
T1  - Do-gooders at the end of aid : Scandinavian humanitarianism in the twenty-first century
A2  - Bengy-Puyvallée, Antoine de
A2  - Bjørkdahl, Kristian
LA  - English
PP  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2021
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/Cambridge_open_access_CR9781108772129
AB  - Scandinavian countries are routinely considered exceptional for their commitment to development cooperation, peace mediation, and humanitarian action. This book highlights how the political culture of Scandinavia is indeed characterized by the idea of doing good on the world stage, but then shows how this 'Scandinavian humanitarian brand' is an asset that policymakers and others can capitalize on to legitimize policy interventions and ideas, or to advance commercial, diplomatic, and security interests. Providing case studies from all Scandinavian countries, this book shows how the brand is made, reinforced, and used in a variety of policy contexts, from foreign aid and humanitarian assistance; to military operations, peace-building, and mediation; to migration policy, global health, and international cooperation. A key objective of the book is to explain why the Scandinavian humanitarian brand retains such apparent resilience in a time when Scandinavia's characteristic approach to world affairs seems challenged from many sides at once. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
OP  - 274
NO  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jul 2021).
CN  - HV555.S33 D64 2021
SN  - 9781108772129 (ebook)
SN  - 9781108488792 (hardback)
SN  - 9781108738859 (paperback)
SN  - 9781108488792
KW  - Humanitarian assistance, Scandinavian.
KW  - Scandinavia : Foreign relations.
KW  - Scandinavia : Politics and government.
ER  -