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WhataretheethicalissuesinvolvedinprovidinghumanitarianaidWhatistherealimpactofhumanitariangroupsMdecinsSansFrontiressoughttoanswerthesequestionsinthePerceptionProjectastudythatspannedfouryearsandmorethantencountries.msfinterviewedcloseto7000peopleinordertounderstandthewaysthatpatientspopulationsauthoritiesandcommunitiesperceivetheNobelPeacePrize-winningorganizationx19sprinciplesandmedicalpractices.Whilethequalityofitsmedicalactionisrenownedandpraisedmsfstruggleswiththeabilitytorespondtocrisesthesafetyofitsteamsandthedevelopmentofeffectiveinteractionswithdiversepopulationsandauthorities.DilemmasChallengesandEthicsofHumanitarianActionisaseriesofrex1bectionsonthePerceptionProjectthatpresentstheinsightsandanalysesofauthorsfromadiversearrayofx1aeldsincludingcommunicationsethicsmedicinehumanitarianstudiesandpoliticalscience.Atatimewhenhumanitarianaidisunderincreasingscrutinythisbookprovidesinsidersx19perspectivesonhowoneofthelargestandmostinx1buentialnon-governmentalmedicalorganizationscanbetterservethoseinneed.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.CarolineAbu-SadaisdirectoroftheResearchUnitofMdecinsSansFrontiresinGeneva.Whatmysterieslieattheheartofx1actionx19spowertoenchantandengagethemindEmptyRevelationsconsidersanumberofphilosophicalproblemsthatx1actionraisesincludingtheprimaryissueofhowwecanthinkandtalkaboutthingsthatdonotexist.PeterAlwardcoversthought-provokingterrainexploringx1actionaltruththeexperienceofbeingx1ccaughtupx1dinastoryandtheboundariesbetweenx1actionandnon-x1action.AtthecentreofAlwardx19sargumentisax1agureknownasthex1cnarrativeinformantx1dwhomediatesthereaderx19sencounterwithx1actionaleventsthroughx13sometimesunreliablex13reporting.Developingatheoryinwhichtheauthorisasculptorwhoconstructsworksofx1actionoutofwordsAlwarddemonstratesthatmuchoftheconfusionaboutx1actionstemsfromafailuretoproperlydistinguishbetweenwritingx1actionandtellingstories.CombiningclarityphilosophicalsophisticationingenuityandoriginalityEmptyRevelationsisarewardingreadforbothscholarsofphilosophyandanyoneinterestedinthecomplexwaysthatx1actionworks.PeterAlwardisassociateprofessorofphilosophyattheUniversityofLethbridgeandadjunctprofessorofphilosophyattheUniversityofSaskatchewan.22MQUPFALL2012CURRENTAFFAIRSINTERNATIONALSTUDIESDilemmasChallengesandEthicsofHumanitarianActionRex1bectionsonMdecinsSansFrontiresx19PerceptionProjecteditedbycarolineabu-sadaAstudyoftheperceptionissuesandethicaldilemmasfacedbyhumanitarianorganizations.SPECIFICATIONSPublishedforMdecinsSansFrontiresNovember2012978-0-7735-4086-624.95ACDN24.95AUS16.99paper978-0-7735-4085-955.00SCDN55.00SUS41.00cloth6x9168ppSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLESPECIFICATIONSOctober2012978-0-7735-4038-595.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9224ppSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLEPHILOSOPHYEmptyRevelationsAnEssayonTalkaboutandAttitudestowardFictionpeteralwardArichandengaginginvestigationintothenatureofliteraryx1ection.