Humanitarian Futures: Challenges and Opportunities

Author:   Randolph C. Kent
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032747996


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   19 September 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Randolph C. Kent
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9781032747996


ISBN 10:   1032747994
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   19 September 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction Cassandra’s Challenge and the Helenus Alternative 1: An Odyssey 2: The Changing Dimensions of Human Agency 3: Governance and Resource Prioritisation from a Futures Perspective 4: Towards the Brink 5: The Entanglement Nexus 6: Managing Humanitarian Threats in a Polylateral World 7: The Humanitarian Organisation for the Future 8: The Helenus Alternative – Planning from the Future

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"'As interconnected risks further compound into humanitarian crises, readers will find inspiration and practical guidelines on how to anticipate and mitigate these risks so that we can embark on a collective journey toward resilience.' Mami Mizutori, Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction 'The types, patterns, and dynamics of threats to people’s security and survival are constantly changing. The millions who already experience high risks face ever more complex challenges. Meeting their needs asks for more skills and ingenuity from development practitioners who decide what approaches to embrace and what to jettison. They need trusted companions and mentors. Come in Randolph Kent whose landmark book on Humanitarian Futures: Challenges and Opportunities clearly sets the direction and lights up ways to get there.' David Nabarro, Co-founder and Strategic Director, 4SD Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland 'Dr. Randolph Kent’s Humanitarian Futures: Challenges and Opportunities masterfully blends deep intellectual rigour with practical insights, drawing on his unparalleled experience to illuminate future humanitarian crises and challenge current conventions and paradigms. In our world of perpetual crises, this is a vital, visionary work for leaders, policy makers and practitioners alike.' Ben Ramalingam, Author of Aid on the Edge of Chaos and Director of Strategy and Innovation, British Red Cross ‘Randolph Kent offers a compelling vision of the complexities that will define a future humanitarian landscape and the imperative of drawing from an imagined future of the ""what might-be’s"" to prepare for threats outside today’s zones of organisational comfort. This book is a must read for those seeking to develop a capacity to anticipate uncharted humanitarian terrains.’ Funmi Olonisakin, Vice-President (International Engagement & Service) and Professor of Security, Leadership & Development, King’s College London"


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Randolph C. Kent is Visiting Professor, African Leadership Centre, King’s College London; Honorary Professor at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London; Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute and Director of the Humanitarian Futures Programme [www.humanitarianfutures.org].

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