The "Journal of International Affairs" http://jia.sipa.columbia.edu from the
School of International and Public Affairs in Columbia University, New York,
U.S.A. has published a special issue (vol. 59, no. 2) on "The Globalization
of Disaster". See http://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/contact.shtml for contact
details (the "current issue" website still lists vol. 59, no. 1).
The table of contents is:
"Trends, Problems and Dilemmas" by David Alexander.
"Comparative Political Ethnography of Disaster Prevention" by Alex de Waal.
"Media, Bias and the Coverage of International Disasters" by Susan D.
Moeller.
"Rethinking International Disaster Aid Finance" by Joanna Syroka and Richard
Wilcox.
"Combating Infectious Diseases in East Asia" by Mely Caballero-Anthony.
"The Historical Context and Current State of the U.S. Public's Readiness" by
Irwin Redlener and David A. Berman.
"Public Health, State Capacity and Political Action" by Frederick M. Burkle
Jr.
"A Critical Evaluation of the UN Volcanic Emergency Management System" by
Jesús Manuel Macías and Benigno E. Aguirre.
"Risk, Resilience and Natural Security in a Changing Climate" by Nathan E.
Hultman and Alexander S. Bozmoski.
"UK Emergency Preparedness" by Geoff O'Brien.
"Acting on Disaster Diplomacy" by Ilan Kelman.
"The Uniqueness of International Disaster Response" by Arjun Katoch.
Commentary "Disaster Reconstruction and Risk Management for Poverty
Reduction" by Margaret Arnold.
Commentary "The Rise of the Relief-and-Reconstruction Complex" by Walden
Bello.
Photo Essay "Rebuilding Lives: The Aftermath of the South Asia Earthquake"
by Jim Stipe.
Essay "Political Capital Deficits in Zimbabwean Famine: National and
International Responsibility for Prevention Failure" by Cary McClelland.
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