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Conclusion
in The military-humanitarian complex in Afghanistan
Chapter DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526123787.00016
Online Publication Date:
10 Sep 2016
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In this final chapter, the relevant findings of the research are reviewed and applied to a broader context of humanitarianism worldwide. An analysis of research questions will be undertaken based on the assumptions first presented in Chapter 1. Within each area, the research findings will be placed in a wider context and their implications will be discussed. By unpacking these, the underlying policy issue will be addressed and discussed further with application to wider cases. The aim here is to get past simplistic analysis and explanations such as the idea that aid organizations and the military have intrinsically incompatible goals and organizational cultures. Instead a more nuanced and well-informed understanding of the implications is provided. In the process, a framework for understanding the contexts within which humanitarian-military relations occur is presented.
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Sociology
Keywords:
Humanitarianism; Development; Military; neutrality; Afghanistan
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199
Publisher:
Manchester University Press

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