Catastrophe: Law, Politics, and the Humanitarian Impulse

Index

 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, 43–44 1937 Mississippi River flood, 70, 74, 80n. 39, 88 Aarhus Convention, 153–54 accountability, 9, 39, 95–96 ACORN, 96, 101–2, 110 adverse selection, 45 advocacy, 82–84 aftermath of disaster, 16–17, 89, 176 of violence, 190 Agamben, Giorgio, 85, 87 aid. See disaster relief Alexandria fire, 64 Allbaugh, Joe, 125 all-hazards approach, 85, 122 American Red Cross, 62, 75, 173–74 anticipation, 5–6 An Unreasonable Woman, 161 appellate courts, 121–22 arrests, 135 assistance. See disaster relief; housing assistance Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), 96, 101–2, 110 attitudes toward catastrophes, 30–41 toward risk, 23 Baue, William, 160 Beck, James M., 71 behavior of victims, 126–27 Bhopal, 14, 149–52, 161 Index biases legal, 37–38 political, 40–41 scientific, 33–34 Birkland, Thomas A., 13–14, 116–45 Blanco, Kathleen, 91 Brown, Michael, 125 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, 48–49 Buffalo Creek, WV, 7, 22 buffering institutions, 8, 30 Bush, George W., 11, 76–77 CAAC. See child soldiers Calhoun County Resource Watch, 161 catastrophe, 2–6. See also disaster; disaster relief attitudes toward, 30–41 categories of, 53 n. 7 context of, 20 definition of, 8, 19–26, 120, 139 economic, 62 features of, 22–26 management of, 44 and war, 22 catastrophic state, 85, 88–91 chemical disasters, 155–63 Chernobyl, 5 Chertoff, Michael, 125 children associated with armed conflict (CAAC). See child soldiers child soldiers, 16, 172–92 and abductions, 188 counseling of, 187–89 families of, 181 and United Nations, 183–85 cholera, 175 index  citizens. See victims civil disobedience, 162 disorder, 13, 126–27 Civil War, 66 class action lawsuits, 96–100 Committee on Economic Security, 60–61 communications, 123–24 community of concern, 8, 27, 55n. 39 empowerment of, 163 impact on, 5 relying on, 93 and resilience, 131–32 Community Right-to-Know Act, 14–15, 152–53 Compass, Eddie, 127 compassion fatigue, 28 conflict management, 9, 39 Congress, 10, 64–68 consensus, 40 Constitution, U.S., 65, 69–70, 79n. 14, 79n. 23 contingency planning, 5–6 continuity of operations, 124–25 contract, 44 contractors, 138 control social, 24–25 COOP, 124–25 counseling, 187–89 court system, 13–14, 116–45 and disaster planning, 121 and Hurricane Katrina, 129–30 leadership of, 121–22 management of, 134–38 in New Orleans, 116–45 in New York City, 122, 129–30 recovery of, 134–35 crime, 6–7, 132–35, 133 crisis. See catastrophe; disaster; disaster relief culture legal, 34–38 of politics, 38–39 scientific, 31–34 Das, Veena, 189 Dauber, Michelle Landis, 9–11, 44, 60–82, 88 Daubert hearings, 49 Davis, John W., 71 Davis, Mike, 5, 163 DDR, 179–81 decisional technique, 40–41 definition, 53n. 7–8 of catastrophe, 8, 19–26, 120, 139 of childhood, 177 of disaster, 75, 120 demobilization, 179–81 Democratic Republic of Congo, 172, 179–81 Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 91–92, 125, 128 Depression, 9–11, 61–63, 69 deterrence, 42 D’Halluin, Estelle, 95 DHS, 91–92, 125, 128 disadvantage, 3 disaggregated state, 11, 84, 90, 103 disarmament, 179–81 disaster. See also catastrophe; crisis; disaster relief aftermath of, 89, 176 and change, 164 chemical, 155–63 context of, 20 definition of, 19–26, 75, 120 end of, 16, 102 industrial, 150 narrative, 66–68 natural, 73–75, 126 planning for, 119 prevention of, 14 public response to, 126–27 research, 117–21 theory, 56n. 55 zones, 7 disaster relief, 15–16 and Congress, 64–68 eligibility for, 94–103 end of, 88–89, 96–103 extension of, 101–2 federal, 9–11, 60–82  index history of, 68–69 moral context of, 71 pace of, 67 and political parties, 78n. 11 state, 76–77 and welfare, 88–91 Disaster Research Center (DRC), 118 Disaster Voucher Program, 94 disorder, 13, 126–27 displacement, 82–85, 89 District of Columbia District Court, 101–2 Doctors without Borders, 89, 172–77, 185–89, 191n. 4 documentation, 94–95, 103 drought insurance programs, 45–46 due process, 86, 97, 99, 101–3 Duval, Stanwood, 97, 98, 114n. 70 Dynes, Russell, 118 earthquake, 55n. 39, 118 economic catastrophe, 62 opportunity, 181 elections, 39 eligibility for assistance, 94–103 for welfare, 72 emergency assistance (see disaster relief) management, 116–45, 122 medicine, 172–74 planning, 119, 123 emotional impact, 5...