Disasterland : an ethnography of the international disaster community /
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| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2020.
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| Series: | CERI series in international relations and political economy.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Acronyms
- List of Figures
- List of Boxes
- Chapter 1: Introducing Disasterland
- The World of Disaster
- Constructing the Field
- The Making of a World
- References
- Part I: Genealogy and Iconography of the "Natural" Disaster World
- Chapter 2: Stories of a Fragmented World
- First Narrative: A World to Coordinate
- A Boundary-Entrepreneur: Michel Lechat
- Coordination, from UNDRO to OCHA
- Second Narrative. A World to Understand
- A Boundary-Entrepreneur: Frank Press
- Understanding Nature in Disasters
- Denaturalizing Disasters
- Competition Among Experts in International Committees
- Harmonizing Worlds
- References
- Chapter 3: Disaster Iconography: Victims, Rescue Workers, and Hazards
- The Making of Images: Databases, Guidelines, and Codes of Conduct
- Representing "Natural" Disasters
- Representing Victims: Women and Children, Between Vulnerability and Resilience
- Child Figures and Pedagogy
- Mother Figures
- In the Face of Disaster: Heroes, Communities, Mediators
- Heroes and Experts
- Resilient Communities
- Between Victims, Experts, and Communities: The Mediators
- Nature: Culpable and Controllable
- Quantifying Disaster: Concurring and Counting1
- Databases
- Exploring Future Risks
- Evaluating the World of "Natural" Disasters: Indicators and Benchmarking
- Global Indicators for Global Problems
- Benchmarking, Creating Competition
- "Talking About the Same Thing": Glossaries and Definitions for a Language of Disaster
- Standardizing Practices
- Frictions
- References
- Part III: Confronting "Natural" Disasters
- Chapter 6: Preparedness
- Preparedness
- Issuing a Warning
- Between High-Tech and Low-Tech: The Cost of Preparedness
- Simulating Disaster
- The Scenario: A Fantasy Document
- A Geography of Order
- Simulation and Emotions: Reliving the Disaster
- Simulation as Ritual, the Minor Mode and Criticism
- Preparedness: Performativity or Performance?
- References
- Chapter 7: Resilience
- Disaster as Trauma: Psychosocial Support and Individual Resilience
- Reframing the Religious Scenario Through Resilience
- Community Resilience: "Help Yourself, By Yourself"
- Funding Resilience: Microinsurance and Microcredit
- References
- Chapter 8: Conclusion
- References
- References
- Index