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Engaged: Applying the Anthropology of Disaster to Practitioner Settings and Policy Creation
Citation:
Browne, K., E. Marino, H. Lazrus, AND K. Maxwell. Engaged: Applying the Anthropology of Disaster to Practitioner Settings and Policy Creation. Chapter 12, DISASTER UPON DISASTER: Exploring the Gap Between Knowledge, Policy and Practice. Berghahn Journals, Brooklyn, NY, , 292-312, (2020).
Impact/Purpose:
Natural and human-made disasters pose risks to human health and the environment. Anthropologists who do research on the social and cultural contexts of disasters have insights that professionals who work on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery might find useful. Similarly, these professionals have a unique perspective that could inform anthropological fieldwork. However, institutional and communication barriers impede researchers and practitioners exchanging information that could be used to help reduce vulnerability and increase resilience. Our book chapter stems from a plenary conference panel where the four co-authors shared examples and strategies for how to bridge this gap. It serves to advance the field of disaster anthropology. It may be of interest to both disaster anthropologists and to professionals working in preparedness, response, and recovery.
Description:
This product is a book chapter intended for an edited volume on disasters and culture. It stems from a plenary panel at the 2018 Society for Applied Anthropology meetings, where the four panelists (now co-authors) addressed the four questions that frame the chapter. The intended audience is anthropologists, students, and professionals working on disasters.
