Risk Removed? Steps Towards Building Trust in Humanitarian Mine Action

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ID3897559
AuthorsAnanda S Millard (0000-0002-4753-9324, Peace Research Institute Oslo), Kristian Berg Harpviken (Peace Research Institute Oslo), Kjell Erling Kjellman
Year2002
Volume26
Issue2
Pages161-174
Publication date2002-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisasters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-7717.00198
PMID12096848
OpenAlexW1985559457
LanguageEN
Citations received1

This article examines the role of building trust in Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA). The role of trust following a mine-clearance operation is largely an unexplored region. Drawing on case studies from Angola, Mozambique and Afghanistan, the article explores how trust can be understood in the context of humanitarian initiatives such as landmine clearance, and outlines the challenges associated with building trust among populations with experience of armed conflict. Because trust is difficult to re-establish following a war, the argument presented here suggests that one way in which this can be done is through building relationships at the organisational and interpersonal levels. The analysis reviews specific measures that mine-action agencies have used to build trust, looking at the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. The analysis concludes by suggesting general guidelines for how mine-action practitioners can facilitate trust, and by outlining some promising avenues for future research

Action (physics · Business · Computer security · Forensic engineering · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mine action · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Risk analysis (engineering · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Mining and Resource Management

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