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1 online resource (181 pages) |
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Front Cover; Disaster Diplomacy; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; 1. The origins of disaster diplomacy; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A brief history of disaster diplomacy; 2. Moving forward with disaster diplomacy; 2.1 What this volume offers; 2.2 What this volume does not offer; 2.3 The structure of this volume; 3. Hypotheses and research questions; 3.1 Definitions of disaster diplomacy; 3.2 Hypothesis: catalysis, not creation; 3.3 Questions for disaster diplomacy; 4. Empirical evidence: Case studies; 4.1 Organising case studies; 4.2 Iran-USA from 1990 onwards |
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4.3 The Philippines from 1990 onwards4.4 Southern Africa 1991-93; 4.5 North Korea from 1995 onwards; 4.6 Cuba-USA from 1998 onwards; 4.7 Greece-Turkey from 1999 onwards; 4.8 Eritrea-Ethiopia 2000-02; 4.9 India-Pakistan in 2001 and 2005; 4.10 26 December 2004 tsunamis: Sri Lanka and Aceh; 4.11 26 December 2004 tsunamis: other locations; 4.12 Hurricane Katrina in 2005; 4.13 Two May 2008 disasters; 4.14 Island evacuation due to sea-level rise; 4.15 Disaster-casualty identification; 4.16 International vaccination programmes; 4.17 Summing up the case studies |
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5. Analyses and typologies for disaster diplomacy5.1 Quantitative analyses; 5.2 Qualitative typologies; 5.3 No predictive model; 5.4 Summarising the typologies; 6. Explaining disaster diplomacy's successes; 6.1 Success pathways; 6.2 Further success: tit-for-tat; 6.3 Further success: mirror disaster diplomacy; 7. Explaining disaster diplomacy's failures; 7.1 Failure pathways; 7.2 Further failure: inverse disaster diplomacy; 7.3 Further failure: disaster-related activities exacerbating conflict; 8. Spin-offs; 8.1 Environmental diplomacy; 8.2 Para-diplomacy and beyond; 9. Limitations; 9.1 Ethics |
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9.2 Confounding factors9.3 Bias; 10. Principal lessons for application; 10.1 Be ready for assistance offers from enemies; 10.2 All diplomacy tracks can be useful; 10.3 Disaster diplomacy operates at many levels; 10.4 Lessons should be implemented, not forgotten; 11. Filling in the gaps; 11.1 Can the limitations be overcome?; 11.2 Why further study disaster diplomacy?; 11.3 Main gaps to be overcome; 12. The future of disaster diplomacy; References; Index |
| Summary |
When an earthquake hits a war zone or cyclone aid is flown in by an enemy, many ask: Can catastrophe bring peace? Disaster prevention and mitigation provide similar questions. Could setting up a flood warning system bring enemy countries together? Could a regional earthquake building code set the groundwork for wider regional cooperation? This book examines how and why disaster-related activities do and do not create peace and reduce conflict. Disaster-related activities refer to actions before a disaster such as prevention and mitigation along with actions after a disaster such as emergency r |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-165) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Disaster relief.
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Emergency management.
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Humanitarian assistance.
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Conflict management.
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Political violence -- Prevention
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Altruism.
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Politics, Practical.
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Relief Work
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Disaster Planning
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Altruism
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Dissent and Disputes
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Violence -- prevention & control
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Politics
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disaster planning.
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politics.
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Politics, Practical
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Altruism
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Conflict management
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Disaster relief
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Emergency management
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Humanitarian assistance
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Political violence -- Prevention
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Katastrophe
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Diplomatie
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Konfliktlösung
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Katastrophenmanagement.
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Katastrophenhilfe.
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Konfliktregelung.
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Katastrofbistånd.
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Katastrofberedskap.
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Humanitärt bistånd.
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Konfliktlösning.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203806210 |
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0203806212 |
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