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Disasterland: An Ethnography of the International Disaster Community

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This book analyses the making of the international world of 'natural' disasters by its professionals. Through a long-term ethnographic study of this arena, the author unveils the various elements that are necessary for the construction of an international world: a collective narrative, a shared language, and standardized practices. The book analyses the two main framings that these professionals use to situate themselves with regards to a disaster: preparedness and resilience, arguing that the making of the world of 'natural' disasters reveals how heterogeneous, conflicting, and sometimes competing elements are put together.

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Release: July 09, 2020

ISBN: 3030415813

ISBN 13: 9783030415815

Disasterland: An Ethnography of the International Disaster Community

0/5 ( ratings)

This book analyses the making of the international world of 'natural' disasters by its professionals. Through a long-term ethnographic study of this arena, the author unveils the various elements that are necessary for the construction of an international world: a collective narrative, a shared language, and standardized practices. The book analyses the two main framings that these professionals use to situate themselves with regards to a disaster: preparedness and resilience, arguing that the making of the world of 'natural' disasters reveals how heterogeneous, conflicting, and sometimes competing elements are put together.

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Release: July 09, 2020

ISBN: 3030415813

ISBN 13: 9783030415815

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