PPC Book Launch!
The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre is pleased to announce the release of Helping Hands and Loaded Arms: Navigating the Military and Humanitarian Space.
In this age of violent conflicts and resulting interventions - made more complex by terrorism, insurgencies, and the militarization of humanitarian aid - the age of a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian space may have come to pass.
Helping Hands and Loaded Arms: Navigating the Military and Humanitarian Space asks a challenging question: Does humanitarian space exist?
Drawing on diverse perspectives of international law, psychology, cultural geography, security and defense, and development studies, this book provides a foundation to better navigate the space in which military and humanitarian organizations find themselves together. It is intended for all those - scholars, humanitarians, police, military personnel, policy-makers, and students - engaged in analyzing global peace and security issues using a multi-disciplinary approach.
Advance Praise
"The publication of Helping Hands and Loaded Arms continues in the best traditions of the Canadian Peacekeeping Press. It is certain to educate, stimulate, provoke and cause military and humanitarian officials to re-examine and, it is to be hoped, enhance their principles and practices."
-- Alex Morrison,
Founding President, Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
"This stimulating book will help specialists, both in security and humanitarian operations, understand better their inter-relationship and when and how their efforts can be most effectively coordinated. It is a "must read" before deployment."
-- Robert Gordon, Major General (retired),
Former Commander of the United Nations Operation in Ethiopia and Eritrea