Frances D'Souza
Biographic Data
| ID | 4533416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frances D'Souza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frances |
| FAMILY NAME | D'Souza |
| SIGNATURE | SOUZA F D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baroness, House of Lords, Parliament United Kingdom |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Introduction
A world without censorship
FRANCES D'SOUZA reports on the mission and achievements of Article 19, an organization founded to fight censorship throughout the world
Democracy as a Cure for Famine
1. Democracy and Famine It has been persuasively argued that wars do not occur between democracies (cf. JPR, vol. 29, no. 4, 1992). Since apart from the war the greatest killers have always been internal conflicts, destructive governance and famine, it is pertinent to examine the role that democracy can play in their prevention. Democracy implies the existence of societal institutions which exercise checks and balances on government. One of the m…
John Peter William Rivers 1945-1989
Responses to James Ingram's Paper
Recovery following the Gediz earthquake
This paper is the result of a social and economic survey of four villages in the Gediz region of South West Anatolia, Turkey, which was undertaken in two phases, October/November 1982 and March/April 1984. The specific aims of this survey were to define what was perceived as recovery in the local social, cultural and economic context and to measure recovery in communities which had suffered different degrees of distress and loss following the ear…
The spread of famine in Africa
Information and professionalism in disaster relief programmes
Anthropology and Disasters
A new camp for vintage refugees
Recovery following the South Italian earthquake, November 1980
Recovery and reconstruction in two communities following the South Itallan earthquake is described and differences are related to factors such as pradisaster development levels, relief decisions made during the emergency phase, the kind of material aid received, local leadership and economic opportunities. The combination of appropriate aid and effective leadership appears to a potent force for recovery
Introductory Paper by Frances D'Souza
The Refugee Experience
Anthropological Studies in Hazardous Environments
Losses arising from natural disasters continue to mount world-wide, though the most alarming social and economic dislocations are occurring in developing countries. How effectively social institutions protect against and adjust to catastrophic events is an issue which has generated a growing body of research. This paper surveys anthropological contributions to natural-disaster studies and considers their relevance for disaster mitigation policy. …
Anthropology and Disasters
Anthropological Studies in Hazardous Environments
Losses arising from natural disasters continue to mount world-wide, though the most alarming social and economic dislocations are occurring in developing countries. How effectively social institutions protect against and adjust to catastrophic events is an issue which has generated a growing body of research. This paper surveys anthropological contributions to natural-disaster studies and considers their relevance for disaster mitigation policy. …
Democracy as a Cure for Famine
1. Democracy and Famine It has been persuasively argued that wars do not occur between democracies (cf. JPR, vol. 29, no. 4, 1992). Since apart from the war the greatest killers have always been internal conflicts, destructive governance and famine, it is pertinent to examine the role that democracy can play in their prevention. Democracy implies the existence of societal institutions which exercise checks and balances on government. One of the m…
Recovery following the South Italian earthquake, November 1980
Recovery and reconstruction in two communities following the South Itallan earthquake is described and differences are related to factors such as pradisaster development levels, relief decisions made during the emergency phase, the kind of material aid received, local leadership and economic opportunities. The combination of appropriate aid and effective leadership appears to a potent force for recovery
Anthropology and Disasters
Recovery following the Gediz earthquake
This paper is the result of a social and economic survey of four villages in the Gediz region of South West Anatolia, Turkey, which was undertaken in two phases, October/November 1982 and March/April 1984. The specific aims of this survey were to define what was perceived as recovery in the local social, cultural and economic context and to measure recovery in communities which had suffered different degrees of distress and loss following the ear…
The spread of famine in Africa
Anthropology and Disasters
Anthropological Studies in Hazardous Environments
Losses arising from natural disasters continue to mount world-wide, though the most alarming social and economic dislocations are occurring in developing countries. How effectively social institutions protect against and adjust to catastrophic events is an issue which has generated a growing body of research. This paper surveys anthropological contributions to natural-disaster studies and considers their relevance for disaster mitigation policy. …
Anthropology and Disasters
The Refugee Experience
Introductory Paper by Frances D'Souza
Recovery following the South Italian earthquake, November 1980
Recovery and reconstruction in two communities following the South Itallan earthquake is described and differences are related to factors such as pradisaster development levels, relief decisions made during the emergency phase, the kind of material aid received, local leadership and economic opportunities. The combination of appropriate aid and effective leadership appears to a potent force for recovery
A new camp for vintage refugees
The spread of famine in Africa
Information and professionalism in disaster relief programmes
Anthropology and Disasters
Recovery following the Gediz earthquake
This paper is the result of a social and economic survey of four villages in the Gediz region of South West Anatolia, Turkey, which was undertaken in two phases, October/November 1982 and March/April 1984. The specific aims of this survey were to define what was perceived as recovery in the local social, cultural and economic context and to measure recovery in communities which had suffered different degrees of distress and loss following the ear…
Responses to James Ingram's Paper
John Peter William Rivers 1945-1989
Democracy as a Cure for Famine
1. Democracy and Famine It has been persuasively argued that wars do not occur between democracies (cf. JPR, vol. 29, no. 4, 1992). Since apart from the war the greatest killers have always been internal conflicts, destructive governance and famine, it is pertinent to examine the role that democracy can play in their prevention. Democracy implies the existence of societal institutions which exercise checks and balances on government. One of the m…
A world without censorship
FRANCES D'SOUZA reports on the mission and achievements of Article 19, an organization founded to fight censorship throughout the world
Introduction
Political science (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · History (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (7 works) · History (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Library science (5 works)