02954nam a2200433I  4500001001300000003000800013005001700021006001900038007001500057008004100072020002700113040003100140050002100171072002400192072003200216080001000248100003500258245004000293264005600333264001100389300003500400336002600435337002600461338003600487490005200523504005100575505030500626520117500931588002502106650006702131650005402198650003602252650002802288700004502316776001802361830004802379856007602427999001702503bslw09578899UtOrBLW20251029120842.0m     o  d        cr un|||||||||170607s2016    enk     ob    001 0 eng d  a9781785606847 (e-book)  aUtOrBLWbengerdacUtOrBLW 4aHV553b.R67 2016 7aKJU2bicssc2bicssc 7aBUS0850002bisacsh2bisacsh  a364-31 a Rostis, Adam,eauthor.96189210aOrganizing disaster /cAdam Rostis. 1aBingley :bEmerald Group Publishing Limited,c2016. 4c©2016  a1 online resource (168 pages).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aCritical management studies,x2059-6561 ;vv. 1  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aOrganizing 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.  aThis 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.0 aPrint version record 7aBusiness & EconomicsxOrganizational Behavior.2bisacsh957296 7aOrganizational theory & behaviour.2bicssc957297 0aHumanitarian assistance.961893 0aHumanitarianism.9618941 aMills, Albert J.,d1945-eeditor.961290  z9781785606854 0aCritical management studies (Series)95910440uhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S2059-656120161  c52289d52289