The government of disasters : state formation and disaster management in South Africa

The government of disasters : state formation and disaster management in South Africa / Lydie Cabane.

"An innovative book that sheds new light on the government of disasters through a fine and empirically sound case study that reminds us of the central role of states in defining the contours of security and in extending the domain of crisis. A brilliant book that is particularly recommended rea...

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Main Author: Cabane, Lydie (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Subjects:
Hazard mitigation > South Africa.
Hazard mitigation.
Politics and government.
South Africa > Politics and government.
South Africa.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Disasters and the state in South Africa
  • Chapter 2. Of Bombs and Natural Risks: Inventing Disasters in Colonial and Apartheid South Africa
  • Chapter 3. Disaster Connections: Knowledge, Democracy and Policy Change
  • Chapter 4. Reforming the State: The Institutionalisation of Disaster Management
  • Chapter 5. Disciplining Disasters: Science and the Government of Disasters
  • Chapter 6. Protecting the 'Most Vulnerable'? The Management of a Disaster and the Making/Unmaking of Victims after Xenophobic Violence in 2008 in South Africa
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion.

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