The role of regional organizations in disaster risk management
Subtitle: a strategy for global resilience
By: Simon Hollis
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137439291
Subjects: Emergency management; International cooperation; Risk management; Natural disasters; Disaster relief; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization
Description: "The abrupt power of disasters pays no respect to political boundaries or the social fabric in today's complex and globalized world. The interruption of flights from volcanic ash clouds, damaged oil refineries from hurricanes and collapsed buildings from earthquakes can cause major damage nationally, produce ripple effects on the global economy and disrupt countless lives. The use of regional organizations to mitigate and respond to disasters in transboundary spaces has become a global trend. Yet, we know very little about how and whether these organizations can provide an additional layer of security for the state. Through a comparative study of ten regional organizations, Hollis explores both rational and cultural based explanations for explaining the role regional organizations play as managers of risk; a role fashioned by national-based interests as well as global norms. A valuable contribution to the under-explored yet growing issue of global protection, this book will appeal to scholars of international relations and humanitarian and development studies. "--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. The Role of Regional Organizations in Disaster Risk Management2. Regional Disaster Risk Management3. The rational role of regional DRM cooperation4. The standardization of DRM5. International organizations and norm diffusion6. Norm reproduction in the school of DRM7. The Great Divide: Translating expectations into capabilities8. A World of Regions.