Counter-Terrorism, Aid and Civil Society

Before and After the War on Terror
2009. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-22949-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 456 g

Reihe: Non-Governmental Public Action

The book critically examines the effects of the War on Terror on the relationships between civil society, security and aid. It argues that the War on Terror regime has greatly reshaped the field of development and it highlights the longer-lasting impacts of post-9/11 counter-terrorism responses on aid policy and practice on civil society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howell, J.

Lind, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Theorizing the Securitization of Aid and Effects on Civil Societies Government-Civil Society Relations Post 9/11 Civil Society, Security and Aid: Shifting Donor Perspectives Civil Society, Security and Aid Post 9/11: Afghanistan Aid, Civil Society and the State in Kenya Civil Society, Security and Aid in India Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Author Jude Howell: Jude Howell is Professor in International Development at the London School of Economics and Politics, UK and was the former director of the Centre for Civil Society (2003-2010). She has written extensively on civil society, development policy, security and gender, and China. Her recent books include The Global War on Terror, Aid and Civil Society (with Jeremy Lind, 2009) and Civil Society Under Strain (2010).