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The Institutionalisation of Disaster Risk Reduction: South Africa and Neoliberal Governmentality

The Institutionalisation of Disaster Risk Reduction: South Africa and Neoliberal Governmentality

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Chan

General SociologyGeography

ISBN10: 1138206776
ISBN13: 9781138206779
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 23 2016
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.60
Language: English

The past three decades have seen a global shift in disaster management from an event driven response to a 'could-be' risk management approach. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has become entrenched as a dominant paradigm within the field of disaster management. More than a decade after adopting DRR legislation in South Africa there remains a dearth of evidence that this has translated into substantive action. This book examines the institutionalisation of DRM in South Africa. Using a Critical Theory approach, the book does not consider why DRR is failing but instead asks 'why DRR?' It explores possibilities beyond DRR's narrow optic and offers new insights into disaster management.

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