Disasters without borders: the international politics of natural disasters

Canadian disaster researcher [MARC Hannigan] (sociology, Toronto) presents a discussion on the construction of discursive realms dealing with international assistance and international disaster response. The author uses political theory to examine issues of diplomacy, cooperation, legitimacy, and po...

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Published in:Choice (Middletown) 2013, Vol.50 (10), p.1880
Main Author: Santos-Hernández, J M
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Contingency planning
Diplomacy
Disaster relief
Disasters
Hannigan, John
International relations
Nonfiction
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Summary:Canadian disaster researcher [MARC Hannigan] (sociology, Toronto) presents a discussion on the construction of discursive realms dealing with international assistance and international disaster response. The author uses political theory to examine issues of diplomacy, cooperation, legitimacy, and political change in disasters, and explores the nexus between the disaster risk reduction community and the climate change adaptation community.
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975