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2021 | Book

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Responding to Violent Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises

A Guide to Participants

Editors: Pamela Aall, Dan Snodderly

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Part of: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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About this book

This book introduces the four principal sets of institutions that engage in bringing peace and relief to societies mired in violent conflicts and humanitarian crises—the United Nations and other international bodies; non-governmental organizations; civilian government agencies; and militaries. Because these institutions have distinct goals as well as overlapping mandates and activities on the ground, they do not always collaborate effectively, due in part to a lack of familiarity with how the other institutions are organized, make decisions or act on the ground. Despite declining public support for large-scale, state-building missions recently, more complex interagency efforts have evolved in partnership with host country governments. Numerous third parties continue to undertake peacebuilding, stabilization, and humanitarian relief measures around the globe. This book is intended primarily for those serving in the field, but it is also helpful to headquarters personnel and policymakers, as well as military and agency trainees and university students.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Introduction
Abstract
The introduction describes the purpose of the book and looks at the on-again off-again nature of the international community’s response to conflict and crises over the years, the evolving nature of conflict, and the continuing need for international actors to understand and learn how to work most effectively with other actors operating in the same space.
Pamela Aall, Dan Snodderly
Chapter 2. International Organizations
Abstract
“International Organizations” describes the three main types of IOs—the United Nations System, regional and sub-regional organizations, and other intergovernmental organizations outside the UN system that are built upon cultural, linguistic, religious, or historic ties—as well as international humanitarian organizations. It also provides a comprehensive overview of the various types of UN peace operations, including peacekeeping operations, political missions, police missions, and human rights missions.
Jonas Claes
Chapter 3. Non-Governmental Organizations
Abstract
This chapter describes non-governmental organizations that respond to humanitarian emergencies, natural disasters, and violent conflicts and provide peacebuilding, long-term development, and advocacy. It provides basic information regarding the structure, staff and missions of NGOs found in peace, stabilization, and relief operations. It also includes a discussion of the growth of civil society as an important component of peacebuilding as well as the challenges of on-the-ground coordination among the NGO community and between NGOs and other civilian and military actors. This chapter also discusses the difference between neutrality and impartiality in terms of humanitarian assistance, as well as the pros and cons of NGO activity and the issues being debated within the NGO world itself.
Pamela Aall, Jeffrey W. Helsing
Chapter 4. Civilian Government Agencies
Abstract
“Civilian Government Agencies” describes the array of U.S. government agencies encountered on the ground in peace and relief operations including the traditional foreign affairs departments—State, USAID, Defense, Commerce, and Agriculture—but also Treasury, Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services. Although this chapter deals mostly with U.S. agencies, it also includes sections on agencies in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, and Canada. We have focused on efforts to improve the capacities of civilian agencies in complex operations. We have also included material on the legal authorities and appropriations constraints that agencies operate under, coordination across agencies, and monitoring and evaluation, as well as a section on humanitarian response under USAID’s general direction.
Lauren Van Metre
Chapter 5. The U.S. Military
Abstract
“The U.S. Military” describes the functional and geographic commands, as well as the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force services. It provides key information on how to “read” a uniform, types of funding and appropriate uses, and the best ways to interact with the U.S. military. It also covers the military’s values, culture, organizational structure, and doctrine, updated to reflect the military engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, especially the increasing use of private security contractors in peace and stabilization operations.
Jim Ruf, Kelly Mader-Schonour, Stephen Spinder, Kpatcha Massina
Backmatter
Metadata
Title
Responding to Violent Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises
Editors
Pamela Aall
Dan Snodderly
Copyright Year
2021
Electronic ISBN
978-3-030-59463-3
Print ISBN
978-3-030-59462-6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59463-3

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