Aligning Geopolitics, Humanitarian Action and Geography in Times of Conflict

• Main Author: O'Reilly, Gerry (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
• Subjects: Cultural geography.; Peace.; Human geography.; Economic development.; International humanitarian law.; Political science.; Cultural Geography.; Conflict Studies.; Human Geography.; Development Studies.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.; Political Science.

This textbook offers valuable insights into the nexus between geography, geopolitics, and humanitarian action. It elucidates concepts regarding conflict and power, as well as the role of the state and the international community in mitigating and preventing violence and war. Here the material and no...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I: Conflict and Power
• Conflict and Geopolitics
• Territoriality: Identity, State and Nation Revisited
• The Causes of Conflict
• Can Democracy be all Things to all People
• Part II: Humanitarian Action: Development Concepts
• Aligning Humanitarian Action, Development and Geopolitics
• Vulnerability, Crises and Famine Versus Sustainable Development. Development - Ideals and Back to Basics
• Part III: Geopolitics and Global Governance
• Geopolitics and International Organization
• Part IV: Conclusions and Further Learning
• Conclusions
• Autonomous Learning; Activities and Revision.