@article{1481185,
      author = {Cabane, Lydie,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1481185},
      title = {The government of disasters : state formation and disaster  management in South Africa /},
      abstract = {"An innovative book that sheds new light on the government  of disasters through a fine and empirically sound case  study that reminds us of the central role of states in  defining the contours of security and in extending the  domain of crisis. A brilliant book that is particularly  recommended reading in times of crisis." —Sandrine Revet,  Senior Researcher, Sciences Po-CERI, France “… a  provocative and illuminating study of how efforts to  construct a policy domain of disaster management laid the  groundwork for the modern South African state. The book  shines in its meticulous empirical analysis, showcasing how  struggles to define legitimate sources of danger and  deserving objects of protection, produced the state’s  scientific and bureaucratic institutions and transformed  the nation’s history and politics.” —Saptarishi  Bandopadhyay, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York  University, Canada This book examines the history of  disaster management in South Africa, showing how experts,  professionals and policymakers have crafted and implemented  disaster policies from the mid-twentieth century to the  present day. It assesses the ways in which states become  concerned with disasters, the extent to which disaster  management contributes toward state formation, and who and  what disaster management protects. It also considers the  ways in which the politics of protection continuously shift  as political regimes change. In telling the story of how  policies surrounding disaster protection have evolved in  South Africa, the book demonstrates how the security  apparatus that shaped disaster management was re-oriented  in the twenty-first century towards development, alongside  bureaucratic reforms that aimed to democratize the state.  By examining the wider context of the globalization of  disaster management, it also highlights the often  unrecognised role of experts from Africa, Latin America and  Asia in shaping global disaster policies. The book will  appeal to scholars and students of disaster governance,  public policy, state formation, and African politics. Lydie  Cabane is Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at  Leiden University, The Netherlands. Her research interests  include public policy, expertise, and the governance of  crises. .},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25502-1},
      recid = {1481185},
      pages = {1 online resource (xv, 282 pages) :},
}