Disasters and politics : materials, experiments, preparedness /
Disasters and politics : materials, experiments, preparedness /
edited by Manuel Tironi, Israel Rodríguez-Giralt and Michael Guggenheim.
- 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Sociological review monograph .
- Sociological review monograph. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: disasters as politics - politics as disasters / Materials: Ontologies : -- Geo-politics and the disaster of the Anthropocene / Disasters as meshworks: Migratory birds and the enlivening of Doñana's toxic spill / Misrecognizing tsunamis: ontological politics and cosmopolitical challenges in early warning systems / Experiments: Governance : -- Producing space, tracing authority: mapping the 2007 San Diego wildfires / Atmospheres of indagation: disasters and the politics of excessiveness / Technologies of recovery: plans, practices and entangled politics in disaster / Preparedness: Anticipation : -- Creating a secure network: the 2001 anthrax attacks and the transformation of postal security / Concrete governmentality: shelters and the transformations of preparedness / Anticipating oil: the temporal politics of a disaster yet to come / Afterword: on the topologies and temporalities of disaster / Michael Guggenheim -- Nigel Clark -- Israel Rodríguez-Giralt, Francisco Tirado and Manuel Tironi -- Ignacio Farías -- Katrina Petersen -- Manuel Tironi -- Lucy Easthope and Maggie Mort -- Ryan Ellis -- Joe Deville, Michael Guggenheim and Zuzana Hrdlièková -- Gisa Weszkalnys -- Mike Michael. Section 1. 1. 2. 3. Section 2. 4. 5. 6. Section 3. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"Winner of the 2014 Amsterdamska Award by the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology! Arguing that disasters configure the political in new ways, this collection provides a truly international insight into how they can help us to understand the materiality and the pragmatics of politics. As events of radical disruption, disasters can also lead to a re-evaluation of the very definition of the political itself. In exploring these issues, the collection brings together disaster studies, with political theory and science and technology studies, to stimulate a more robust conversation between disciplines and feed into broader sociological debates. Takes an innovative approach to the relationship between disasters and the nature, composition, and effects of the political. Leading experts scrutinize how events of radical disruption enable a re-evaluation and redefinition of the political, and the tools and processes through which this happens. Comparative case studies give an unrivalled geographic scope, covering Australia, Europe, South America, and the United Kingdom and United States Brings together disaster studies, political theory, and science and technology studies to stimulate broader sociological debate. Combines empirical and theoretical approaches to provide an essential teaching resource for graduate and postgraduate students and to open up this dynamic field for mainstream sociology researchers and academics."--Publisher's website.
1118531396 9781118531396
2014002812
Disasters--Political aspects
Disasters--Political aspects--Case studies
HV553 / .D576 2014
303.485
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: disasters as politics - politics as disasters / Materials: Ontologies : -- Geo-politics and the disaster of the Anthropocene / Disasters as meshworks: Migratory birds and the enlivening of Doñana's toxic spill / Misrecognizing tsunamis: ontological politics and cosmopolitical challenges in early warning systems / Experiments: Governance : -- Producing space, tracing authority: mapping the 2007 San Diego wildfires / Atmospheres of indagation: disasters and the politics of excessiveness / Technologies of recovery: plans, practices and entangled politics in disaster / Preparedness: Anticipation : -- Creating a secure network: the 2001 anthrax attacks and the transformation of postal security / Concrete governmentality: shelters and the transformations of preparedness / Anticipating oil: the temporal politics of a disaster yet to come / Afterword: on the topologies and temporalities of disaster / Michael Guggenheim -- Nigel Clark -- Israel Rodríguez-Giralt, Francisco Tirado and Manuel Tironi -- Ignacio Farías -- Katrina Petersen -- Manuel Tironi -- Lucy Easthope and Maggie Mort -- Ryan Ellis -- Joe Deville, Michael Guggenheim and Zuzana Hrdlièková -- Gisa Weszkalnys -- Mike Michael. Section 1. 1. 2. 3. Section 2. 4. 5. 6. Section 3. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"Winner of the 2014 Amsterdamska Award by the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology! Arguing that disasters configure the political in new ways, this collection provides a truly international insight into how they can help us to understand the materiality and the pragmatics of politics. As events of radical disruption, disasters can also lead to a re-evaluation of the very definition of the political itself. In exploring these issues, the collection brings together disaster studies, with political theory and science and technology studies, to stimulate a more robust conversation between disciplines and feed into broader sociological debates. Takes an innovative approach to the relationship between disasters and the nature, composition, and effects of the political. Leading experts scrutinize how events of radical disruption enable a re-evaluation and redefinition of the political, and the tools and processes through which this happens. Comparative case studies give an unrivalled geographic scope, covering Australia, Europe, South America, and the United Kingdom and United States Brings together disaster studies, political theory, and science and technology studies to stimulate broader sociological debate. Combines empirical and theoretical approaches to provide an essential teaching resource for graduate and postgraduate students and to open up this dynamic field for mainstream sociology researchers and academics."--Publisher's website.
1118531396 9781118531396
2014002812
Disasters--Political aspects
Disasters--Political aspects--Case studies
HV553 / .D576 2014
303.485