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This Book Presents A New Framework Of Analysis To Assess Natural And Man-made Disasters And Humanitarian Crises, And The Feasibility Of Interventions In These Complex Emergencies. The Past Half-century Has Witnessed A Dramatic Increase In Such Crises - Such As In Haiti, Iraq And Sudan - And This Volume Aims To Pioneer A Theory-based, Interdisciplinary Framework That Can Assist Students And Practitioners In The Field To Acquire The Skills And Expertise Necessary For Evidence-based Decision-making And Programming In Humanitarian Action. It Has Four Major Objectives: - To Provide A Tool For Diagnosing And Understanding Complex Emergencies, And Build On The Concepts Of State Security And Human Security To Provide A 'snap-shot Analysis' Of The Status Quo; - To Provide A Tool For Analysing The Causes Of Crises As Well As The Related Stakeholder Field; - To Provide A Frame To Structure And Analyse The Information Required To Evaluate, Monitor And/or Design Interventions For Different Actors On A Project And/or Programme Level; - To Combine Concepts Used In The Humanitarian Field With Underlying Theory In A Practically Relevant Way. The Book Will Be Of Much Interest To Students Of Humanitarian Intervention, Human Security, Peacebuilding, Development Studies, Peace Studies And Ir In General-- Provided By Publisher.