For many organisations, campaigning is a new type of activity and few have had the opportunity to...

Why include men in gender equality and anti-poverty work? What works with men in practice? What i...

This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries and the major deve...

Students of humanitarian action - academics and practitioners alike - will find this volume a ric...

Development and Cities focuses on the political, social and economic viability of new or alternat...

The book addresses conflict-related themes from a range of perspectives, and paints an informativ...

This text is an introduction to the provision of health care in emergencies. It provides the info...

Marriage is now acknowledged as an institution of key relevance to development policy, practice, ...

This book takes a look at the key challenges of HIV and AIDS from a gender perspective, and descr...

Improving the Safety of Civilians is an innovative tool which strengthens the capacity of humanit...

This book provides a new approach to assessing and responding to situations of food scarcity and ...

This handbook is a resource which draws together lessons from successful campaigns in many parts ...

Disabled people are marginalized in every country of the world both North and South. By probing t...

In recent years advocacy work has come under increasing criticism. NGOs are challenged on the gro...

In the face of extreme weather events, desertification and a rise in the sea levels, governments ...

The book shows that while gender inequalities in society generally, and particularly within the e...

With the implementation of the Human Rights Act in October 2000, civil and political rights are f...

What are the differences between women's and men's experiences of health, sickness and health car...

As the number of people affected by disasters has risen, so have the expectations placed on human...

In many countries in Africa and Asia, rotating savings and credit associations underpin much of t...