03026nam a2200457I 4500 bslw09578899 UtOrBLW 20251029120842.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 170607s2016 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781785606847 (e-book) UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW HV553 .R67 2016 KJU bicssc bicssc BUS085000 bisacsh bisacsh 364-3 Rostis, Adam, author. 61892 Organizing disaster / Adam Rostis. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016. ©2016 1 online resource (168 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Critical management studies, 2059-6561 ; v. 1 Includes bibliographical references and index. Organizing disaster -- Critical management studies -- Organizing disaster -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Introduction and outline of the book -- Methodology -- Problematizing humanitarianism -- The humanitarian archive - The ICRC in Africa -- MSF -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. This book challenges the taken-for-granted status of organizations such as the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres by problematizing humanitarianism. In the experience of the Author working with such organizations, they are selective of the type of suffering that receives attention. Empirical studies of humanitarianism note that the suffering it purports to alleviate is increasing although aid is now highly organized, funded, and globalized. These observations inform the key question of the book: what purpose does the humanitarian organization serve? Rostis explores this question through a Foucauldian genealogy of humanitarianism focusing on the European colonial era and the Biafra War. The role of colonialism in the humanitarian organization is made apparent, and facilitates an interpretation of the results of his inquiry using postcolonial theory. This unique contribution to organization studies re-reads humanitarianism to show that humanitarian organizations essentially serve as global disciplinary institutions. It will be essential reading for scholars in political science, international sociology, organization studies and international affairs. Print version record Business & Economics Organizational Behavior. bisacsh 57296 Organizational theory & behaviour. bicssc 57297 Humanitarian assistance. 61893 Humanitarianism. 61894 Mills, Albert J., 1945- editor. 61290 9781785606854 Critical management studies (Series) 59104 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S2059-656120161 52289 52289