Women and Disasters in South Asia: Survival, Security and Development

ISBN-13: 9780367177140 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 330 str.

Swarna Rajagopalan

Opis

The volume explores the aspect of gender in the course of post-disaster reconstruction. The essays use case studies from disasters across the South Asian region and explore how women and men experience disaster differently. The book investigates the ways in which gender politics is altered by disaster and post-disaster reconstruction.

Spis treści

List of Tables. List of Figures and Boxes. Acknowledgements. List of Contributors. 1. Introduction 2. Gender Differential Impacts of the 2004 Tsunami 3. The Interplay of Women, Work and Disasters: Missing Women‘s Views 4. Livelihoods Re-examined: A Critical Look at Gender Roles in the Aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami  5. Impact of Super Cyclone On Life And Livelihood of Women: A Micro Level Study Of Two Coastal Districts In Orissa 6. Gender Play in Economic Redevelopment in Post-tsunami Sri Lanka 7. Adaptability to Floods in North Bihar: Gendered Experiences 8. Gender Politics and Disaster in Rural Nepal 9. Pakistan Floods: Reports from the Field  10. Rural Women as Architects of Recovery and Reconstruction: The Swayam Shikshan Prayog Story  11. Gender-based Violence and Disasters: South Asia in Comparative Perspective  12. Gender, Disasters and Development: Opportunities for South-South Cooperation 13. Exploring the Meaning of Securitisation for Gender and Disaster 14. Intersections and Beyond Index

O autorze

Linda Racioppi is Professor of Comparative Cultures and Politics, and International Relations, Michigan State University, USA.

Swarna Rajagopalan is an independent scholar and Managing Trustee, The Prajnya Trust, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.