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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739425503321

Autore

Revet Sandrine

Titolo

Disasterland : An Ethnography of the International Disaster Community / / by Sandrine Revet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-41582-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, , 2945-6088

Disciplina

303.482

320

Soggetti

International relations

Globalization

Economic development

International Relations Theory

Development Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introducing Disasterland -- 2. Stories of a Fragmented World -- 3. Disaster Iconography: Victims, Rescue Workers and Hazards -- 4. Making Disasters International -- 5. Creating Common Ground to "See the Same Disaster" -- 6. Preparedness -- 7. Resilience -- 8. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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. Sandrine Revet is Research Professor at CERI Sciences Po, France. .