{"product_id":"unhcr-and-the-struggle-for-kristin-sandvik-9781138911529","title":"Unhcr and the Struggle for Accountability: Technology, Law and Results-Based Management","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the key importance of accountability for the legitimacy of humanitarian action, inadequate academic attention has been given to how the concept of accountability is evolving within the \u003ci\u003especific\u003c\/i\u003e branches of the humanitarian enterprise. Up to now, there exists no comprehensive account of what we label the 'technologies of accountability', the effects of their interaction, or the question of how the current turn to decision-making software and biometrics as both the means and ends of accountability may contribute to reshaping humanitarian governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUNHCR and the Struggle for Accountability\u003c\/em\u003e explores the UNHCR's quest for accountability by viewing the UNHCR's accountability obligations through the web of institutional relationships within which the agency is placed (beneficiaries, host governments, implementing partners, donors, the Executive Committee and UNGA). The book takes a multidisciplinary approach in order to illuminate the various layers and relationships that constitute accountability and also to reflect on what constitutes \u003ci\u003egood enough\u003c\/i\u003e accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contributes to the discussion regarding how we construct knowledge about concepts in humanitarian studies and is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and professionals in the areas of anthropology, history, international relations, international law, science, technology studies and socio-legal studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin Sandvik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138911526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138911529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Kristin Sandvik","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065379827967,"sku":"9781138911529","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a792b213-95f5-48a3-b037-d5f88692064d.jpg?v=1768674805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unhcr-and-the-struggle-for-kristin-sandvik-9781138911529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}