I hope some colleagues might be interested in submitting something for one
of the sessions below
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT
European Sociological Conference
18-21 August 1999, Amsterdam
SOCIOLOGY OF DISASTER WORKING GROUP
Coordinator: Nicholas P. Petropoulos
Emergencies Research Center
Athens, Greece
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The Sociology of Disaster Working Group is organizing four sessions on the
following themes:
1. "Mass emergency institutions and services in European countries"
Concentrates on the forms and effectiveness of institutions and services
that European countries have developed over the years to manage natural,
technological and complex crises and disasters. Nicholas Petropoulos, .
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2. "Disaster theory:comparative perspectives" Focuses on the theories
which disaster sociologists in Europe and elsewhere find useful in their
work and on the impact of this on their research and their
conceptualizations of of disasters. Wolfgang Dombrowsky, Christian
Albrecht's University. E-mail: [log in to unmask]
3. "Popular culture of disasters: Themes from Europe and Beyond" Deals
with the role of popular culture (e.g. folk beliefs, folk tales, popular
film, novels, poetry, humour, jokes, rituals, religious beliefs and
interpretatons, etc. ) in disasters. Anne Eyre, Coventry University.
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4. "What difference does 'difference' make in disaster preparation and
response?" Examines the possibilities of planning for and managing
disasters whilst being sensitive to a range of differences (e.g. gender,
race, class, ethnicity, religion, etc) within the population. Maureen H.
Fordham, Anglia Polytechnic University. E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Colleagues interested in participating in any of the above sessions should
send an abstract of not more than 250 words to the chairperson of the
desired session,not later than Feb. 1, 1999. For session 3, the
presentation may be oral or poster in nature. N.P.
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Sincerely yours,
N. Petropoulos
Dr Maureen Fordham
Geography Department
Anglia Polytechnic University
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