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Biopolitics, Governmentality and Humanitarianism: 'Caring' for the Population in Afghanistan and Belarus

Biopolitics, Governmentality and Humanitarianism: 'Caring' for the Population in Afghanistan and Belarus

Piotukh, Volha

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Critical Security Studies

Central Asian HistoryRussian HistorySocial Movements

ISBN10: 0415855454
ISBN13: 9780415855457
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 20 2015
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.93 Depth: 9.34
Language: English

This book critically analyses the changing role and nature of post-Cold War humanitarianism, using Foucault's theories of biopolitics and governmentality.

This book interprets the policies and practices associated with the new humanitarianism in general, as well as the dynamics of two specific international assistance efforts: the post-2001 conflict-related assistance effort in Afghanistan and the post-2000 Chernobyl-related assistance effort in Belarus. The book thereby demonstrates that it is possible to generate a powerful and insightful interpretation of the changing role and nature of humanitarian action, and, in so doing, to better understand contemporary humanitarianism, as well as identifying resistances to it and envisaging alternative ways of addressing humanitarian concerns.

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