Alex (Hrsg.) de Waal

Advocacy in Conflict

Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism

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Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs. This provocative volume delves into the realities of these efforts, which have often involved compromising on integrity in pursuit of profile and influence.Examining the methods used by Western advocates, how they relate to campaigns in the countries concerned, and their impact, expert authors evaluate the successes and failures of past advocacy campaigns and offer constructive criticism of current efforts. Taking in a range of high-profile case studies, including campaigns for democracy in Burma and Latin America, for the right… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-78360-275-9
EAN: 9781783602759
Produktnummer: 19563265
Verlag: Zed Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 312 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 747 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor

Alex de Waal is executive director of the World Peace Foundation and a research professor at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He is considered one of the foremost experts on Sudan and the Horn of Africa, and his scholarship and practice have also probed humanitarian crisis and response, human rights, HIV/AIDS and governance in Africa, and conflict and peace-building. He was a member of the African Union mediation team for Darfur (2005-06) and senior adviser to the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan (2009-11). He was on the list of Foreign Policy's 100 most influential public intellectuals in 2008 and Atlantic Monthly's 27 'brave thinkers' in 2009.