Necessary Risks Professional Humanitarianism and Violence against Ai
Attacks on humanitarian aid operations are both a symptom and a weapon of modern warfare, and as armed groups increasingly target aid workers for violence, relief operations are curtailed in places where civilians are most in need. This book provides an i
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Necessary Risks
Abby Stoddard
Necessary Risks Professional Humanitarianism and Violence against Aid Workers
Abby Stoddard Humanitarian Outcomes New York, NY, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-26410-9 ISBN 978-3-030-26411-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26411-6 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Rafe Swan / Cultura / Getty Images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Acknowledgments
Of all the people whose experience and expertise I have exploited in the writing of this book, I owe the biggest thanks to Adele Harmer, my research partner for 15 years, without whom Humanitarian Outcomes and its program on aid worker security would not have existed. Despite being a co-parent to the Aid Worker Security Database and equally responsible for every research finding and published product that sprang from it, Adele had both the good sense to decline to co-author this book and the good grace to give it her full blessing—as well as her invaluable input on drafts. The writing in these pages was also improved by my other Humanitarian Outcomes partner, Paul Harvey, who generously gave his time to review and comment on early drafts, and my wonderful editor, Dan Crissman. Sabrina Fondren, my dear friend and long-time graphic designer, provided the data visualizations. The Aid Worker Security Database, which provides the evidence base for much of the analysis used in this book, was established with funding from the governments of Canada, Ireland, and the United States, and receives continued support from the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster A
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