Acting as one? co-ordinating responses to the landmine problem
| Autor: | Ananda S Millard, Arne Strand, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Kjell Erling Kjellman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| Zdroj: | Third World Quarterly. 24:855-871 |
| ISSN: | 1360-2241 0143-6597 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0143659032000132894 |
| Popis: | This article looks at co-ordination within humanitarian mine action (hma), and co-ordination between hma and other humanitarian and development initiatives. The discussion focuses specifically on the role of UN-led Mine Action Centres (macs) and the analysis draws on case studies of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Afghanistan. A contention throughout is that macs often employ a rigid approach to co-ordination. This constricts the flexibility of mine action organisations, limits the development of creative initiatives and poses a barrier to co-ordination between hma and other humanitarian initiatives. A second point pursued is that co-ordination arrangements are embedded in a broader institutional context, and this context has in turn the potential to impact on co-ordination. The analysis presented here suggests a number of implications for hma in general, together with a number of policy considerations. The article concludes by offering some thoughts for the future on the importance of effective co-ordination ... |
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