Assesses the impact of NGOs on the EU humanitarian aid policyCombines IR theories with literature on the roles of NGOs in the humanitarian systemOffers a set of concrete insights to shape future research trends and be used as policy recommendations

Assesses the impact of NGOs on the EU humanitarian aid policy Combines IR theory with empirical data Offers concrete insights leading to policy recommendations

Autorentext

Daniela Irrera is Associate Professor of International Relations and Global Civil Society at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania, Italy. She currently serves as President of the European Peace Research Association. A visiting scholar in several universities in Europe, USA, Asia and Canada, she has researched and published on the impact of non-state actors on global politics.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction - EU emergency response policies and NGOs: why it matters.- Chapter 2. The humanitarian system, the EU and NGOs: the state of the art.- Chapter 3. The EU emergency response and NGOs: a theoretical overview.- Chapter. 4 NGOs, ECHO, and Member States: an empirical analysis.- Chapter 5. Conclusions - The EU humanitarian aid policy in the age of change.