Development studies
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Contested Global Governance Space and Transnational Agrarian Movements
This book is the first study of the new transnational agrarian movements (TAMs) from their perspective. Merging scholarship with activism through a methodology of observant participation, it explores how TAMs strategize within the global governance of agriculture to confront neoliberal aims of expan...
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Gender and Resilience in the City
Gender and Resilience in the City is an exploration of one urbanizing city: Bharatpur Nepal, from 2014 to 2019. Bharatpur is representative of countless dynamic cities around the world. Local authorities and residents are learning what it means to be in a city in which the rural and urban are morphi...
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Addressing Conflict, COVID, and Climate Change
Marielle Snel, Nikolas Sorensen
Humanitarian crises are growing in length and complexity due to external destabilising pressures including conflict, COVID, and climate change, with the average length of refugee situations now exceeding twenty years. Until now, there has not been any specific WASH publication of this kind that refl...
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Príručka Sphere
Príručka Sphere predstavuje zásadový prístup ku kvalite a zodpovednosti v oblasti humanitárnej pomoci. Je praktickým prejavom kľúčového presvedčenia organizácie Sphere, že ľudia postihnutí katastrofou alebo konfliktom majú právo na dôstojný život a právo na humanitárnu pomoc. Základným kameňom prír...
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Podręcznik Sfery
Podręcznik Sfery prezentuje oparte na zasadach podejście do jakości i odpowiedzialności w działaniach humanitarnych. Jest to praktyczne wyjaśnienie głównego założenia Sfery, zgodnie z którym wszystkie osoby, które dotknęła klęska lub konflikt mają prawo do godnego życia i prawo do otrzymania pomocy...
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Manualul Sphere
Manualul Sphere prezintă o abordare bazată pe principii în ceea ce privește calitatea și asumarea răspunderii în cadrul răspunsului umanitar. Este o transpunere practică a crezului fundamental al organizației Sphere, conform căruia toate persoanele afectate de dezastre sau conflicte au dreptul la o...
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A Strengths-based Approach for International Development
Keren Winterford, Deborah Rhodes, Christopher Dureau
The practice of international development continues to change as more is understood about what works. A shift from a deficit or problem-solving approach to a strengths-based approach is a significant reframing for international development. A strengths-based approach aims to reveal assets, strengths...
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Scholar-Activism and Land Struggles
Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Jennifer C. Franco
This book is about scholar-activism and political struggles for land. Scholar-activism is a way of working that tries to change society by combining the best features of radical academic and political activist traditions, despite the many contradictions and challenges that this entails. The role pla...
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The Sphere Handbook Ukrainian
The Sphere Handbook presents a principled approach to quality and accountability in humanitarian response. It is a practical translation of Sphere’s core belief that all people affected by disaster or conflict have a right to life with dignity and the right to receive humanitarian assistance. The...
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The Sphere Handbook Japanese
The Sphere Handbook presents a principled approach to quality and accountability in humanitarian response. It is a practical translation of Sphere’s core belief that all people affected by disaster or conflict have a right to life with dignity and the right to receive humanitarian assistance. The...