The war on rescue : the obstruction of humanitarian assistance in the European migration crisis /

"Humanitarian assistance aids those suffering most, from war, disaster, and disease. However, sometimes governments block aid organizations from helping. This book uses examples around the world to theorize how and why governments do this. It then uses this framework to analyze obstruction of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Plowright, William, 1982- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2024.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/jj.11818238
Table of Contents:
  • Humanitarianism, displacement, and migration
  • Why states obstruct humanitarian assistance
  • How states obstruct humanitarian assistance
  • The unfolding of the European migration crisis
  • The obstruction of Médecins Sans Frontières in the European migration crisis
  • The experiences of small NGOs in the migration crisis.