The New Humanitarians
Inspiration, Innovations, and Blueprints for Visionaries
Chris E. Stout, PsyD
ISBN:
0-275-99768-5
ISBN-13:
978-0-275-99768-7
1000 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
11/30/2008
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Reviews:
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"This motivating set of three volumes--in the tradition of Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea (2006), Harry Boyte's The Citizen Solution (2008), and other books about making a positive difference--gives what its subtitle promises: inspiration, innovation, and blueprints for changing the world. . . . for students of health care, economics, political science, history, sociology, peace studies, and women's studies, this is a useful visionary resource. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers."
—CHOICE
August 2009
Description:
From Braille Without Borders and Unite for Sight, to Geekcorps and PeaceWorks, humanitarian groups are working worldwide largely in undeveloped countries to better the lives of the residents. Whether they are empowering people with schools for the blind, prosthetic limbs, the devices to understand and use technology, or the information to work for civil peace, the men and women of these agencies offer tremendous talent to their causes, great dedication and, sometimes, even risk their lives to complete their missions. Working in war or civil war zones, humanitarians with nonprofits, non-governmental agencies, and university-connected centers and foundations have been injured, kidnapped, or killed. Now terrorist events and war crimes are more and more often bringing these self-sacrificing workers into the national spotlight by media headlines. Their work is, doubtless, remarkable. And so too are the stories of how they developed - including the defining moments when their founders felt they could no longer stand by and do nothing. In this set of books, founders and top officials from humanitarian organizations established in the last 50 years spotlight how and why they began their organizations, what their greatest victories and challenges have been, and how they run the organizations, down to where they get their funding and how they spend it to grow the group and its efforts. Led by Chris E. Stout, named Humanitarian of the Year by the American Psychological Association, the contributors here come from across training disciplines including psychology, medicine, technology, science, politics, social work, and business.
Stout, who has worked in Latin American terrorist zones, in Vietnam, and along the Amazon in Ecuador with Flying Doctors of America, has chosen to feature a sample of humanitarian groups across four primary areas - medicine, environment, education, and social justice. He also concentrates on what he calls guerilla humanitarians - those who step into unsafe or unhealthy conditions despite the dangers. There is also a concentration on those that have been very successful with on-the-ground-guerilla-innovations without a lot of bureaucracy or baloney. Above all, They are rebels with a cause whose actions speak louder than mere words, Stout explains. They have all felt a moral duty to serve as vectors of change. In addition to being psychologically insightful, these volumes hold invaluable practical information.
Title Features:
Each offers an appendix with functional text and data, including contact info for the organizations listed per volume, as well as a mission statement, website, rating, and financial details.
Table of Contents:
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Volume 1 Changing Global Health Inequities
Foreword,
Introduction,
From an Idea to Action: Medicines Sans Frontiers
Unite for Sight
Achieving Social Goals through Business Discipline: Scojo Foundation
Sustainable Sciences Institute: Developing Scientific Capacity to Address Public Health Needs Worldwide
Institute for One World Health: Seeking a Cure for Inequity in Access to Medicines
Sustainable Transformation of Communities: The Jamkhed Experience "We Have Done It Ourselves!"
International Center for Equal Healthcare Access: Defeating the developing world's dependence on perpetual western charity in the field of healthcare
Flying Doctors of America
Caring for Torture Survivors: The Marjorie Kovler Center
Learning from Global Catastrophes: A Program of Services Research with Families Impacted by War and Forced Migration
International Trauma Studies Program
Center for Health Intervention and Prevention
REMEDY
Center for Global Initiatives: Science + Service + Education + Policy + Activism
Afterword
:Series Afterword
:Index
Volume II: Changing Education and Relief
Foreword,
Introduction,
Braille Without Borders: Do You Need Vision to be a Visionary?
Room to Read: The Democratization of Literacy
Global Village Engineers
Common Bond Institute: Vision and Journey
The Social Work Education in Ethiopia Partnership
Center for Urban Pedagogy
Endeavor: High Impact Entrepreneurs, High Impact Change
ACCION International
Invisible Conflicts: Engage, Educate, Exchange, and Empower
Building Educated Leaders for Life
Hybrid Vigor Institute: Relevant Knowledge, Innovation Solutions and Better Decisions through Collaboration
Our Voices Together
GeekCorps
Afterword
:Series Afterword
:Index
Volume III Changing Sustainable Development and Social Justice
Foreword,
Introduction,
Witness
From Violence to Agreement: The Community Relations Council in Northern Ireland
Amnesty International
The PeaceWorks Foundation: Building Consensus & Mobilizing the Grassroots in Israel and Palestine
Nonviolent Peaceforce: A Realistic Choice for the Future
Peaceful Bodyguards - Nonviolent Action in War Zones for the Protection of Human Rights: Lessons from 27 Years with Peace Brigades International
Transforming People. Transforming Policy
Southern Poverty Law Center
Human Rights Campaign
Global Security Institute
Search for Common Ground
The Project on Justice in Times of Transition
Exodus World Service
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Afterword
:Series Afterword
:Index
About the Author:
Chris E. Stout, PsyD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives. He is also Clinical Professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He also holds an academic appointment in the Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, and was a Visiting Professor at Rush University. He served as Non-Governmental Organization Special Representative to the United Nations, and was appointed to the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders of Tomorrow 2000, and was an Invited Faculty at the Annual Meeting in Davos. He was also invited by the Club de Madrid and Safe-Democracy to serve on the Madrid-11 Countering Terrorism Task Force. Stout is a Fellow of three divisions of the American Psychological Association and, in 2004, was the winner of the APA International Humanitarian Award. He was honored in 2006 as recipient of the Illinois Psychological Asociation's Humanitarian Award.
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