Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

On 21 October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults died when a mountainside coal tip collapsed, engulfing homes and part of a school in the village of ...

While humanitarianism is unquestionably a fast-growing subject of practitioner and scholarly engagement, much discussion about it is predicated on ...

'That's what happened, I think, struggling to stay afloat as the ocean pummels me from all sides. I must have blacked out -- exhausted, dehydrated,...

From international NGOs to UN agencies, from donors to observers of humanitarianism, opinion is unanimous: in a context of the alleged 'clash of ci...

Stern Magazine, the Black Scorpion: we will aim at everything - even if it is not moving Surrey Life magazine: George S Boughton was an oil engi...

Much and warranted attention is paid to the lives of aid recipients - their household lives, saving habits, gender relations, etc. It''s held that ...

U.S. foreign aid programs began in earnest with the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe following World War II. Arguably, the underlying rationale for ...

The Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act authorises the President to issue major disaster or emergency declarations b...

Over the years, Congress has authorized and the federal government has administered programs to provide food to the hungry and to other vulnerable ...

Foreign assistance is a fundamental component of the international affairs budget and is viewed by many as an essential instrument of U.S. foreign ...

Before and after a disaster strikes, it may be helpful to understand the broad outlines of the national emergency management structure and where au...

The Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) authorises the President to issue major disaster or emergency...

The 2004 tsunami was massive in every respect: the earthquake that preceded it was one of the largest ever recorded, the number of people killed or...

Disaster strikes, transforming cities and towns into graveyards and wastelands in a matter of minutes. But help is on its way: news channels and so...

Disaster strikes, transforming cities and towns into graveyards and wastelands in a matter of minutes. But help is on its way: news channels and so...

The Obama Administrations Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative is a U.S. international development program launched in 2010 that invests in food securi...

Formed 50 years ago, in 1961, the Peace Corps sends American volunteers to serve at the grassroots level in villages and towns across the globe to ...

Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF (aka Doctors Without Borders), was founded in 1971 by rebellious French doctors. It is arguably the most respected...

For over 55 years, the United States has played a leading role in global efforts to alleviate hunger and malnutrition and to enhance world food sec...

A PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION BESTSELLER A fascinating look (Esquire) at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefight...

Twenty years ago, the most common cause of death for medical humanitarians and other aid workers was traffic accidents; today, it is violent attack...

The reconstruction of Kosovo after 1999 was one of the largest and most ambitious international interventions in a post-conflict country. The Unite...

Caring for the wounded in the World War II Pacific Theater posed serious challenges to doctors and surgeons. The thick jungles, remote atolls and h...

Amid all the complicated economic theories about the causes and solutions to poverty, one idea is so basic it seems radical: just give money to the...

Disasters, both natural and man-made, are on the rise. Indeed, a catastrophe of one sort or another seems always to be unfolding somewhere on th...

Supporting students on placements in health and social care settings, this accessible guide provides a framework for understanding the theory behin...

Women''s Health in Canada considers the challenges relating to the conceptualization of women''s health. While emphasizing the importance of taking...