The Personal Politics of Disaster
Narratives of Survivors of a South African Shanty Town Fire
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 11042769 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jackie Stewart (0000-0003-1854-8296, Stellenbosch University), L Swartz (0000-0003-1741-5897, Stellenbosch University, autor de correspondencia), Christopher L Ward (0000-0001-8727-4175, University of Cape Town), Catherine Ward (0000-0001-9293-9637, University of Cape Town) |
| Año | 2012 |
| Volumen | 40 |
| Número | 4 |
| Páginas | 422-437 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2012-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jcop.20522 |
| OpenAlex | W2141269138 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
| Referencias citadas | 32 |
Despite the fact that natural disasters occur more commonly in low and middle income countries than in wealthier countries, we know relatively little about how these disasters are experienced in such contexts. South Africa presents an especially telling example in which it is clear that natural events are affected profoundly by sociopolitical factors, including the spatial design of the apartheid city. We report here on interviews with twenty survivors of the biggest shanty town fire in the history of Cape Town, South Africa. The narratives of participants demonstrate that in order to understand the human cost of such disasters it is as important to understand the politics of the precursors of the disaster as well as what occurred subsequent to the disaster. The South African case, like that of Hurricane Katrina, underscores the fact that disaster, far from being an acute event which happens to individuals, is better understood as part of a far longer sociopolitical process affecting individuals, groups, and, indeed, societies
Archaeology · Cape · Economic growth · Geography · Hurricane katrina · Narrative · Natural (archaeology) · Natural disaster · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · History · Homelessness and Social Issues
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