Disasters and the Politics of Trauma : Political, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Coping with and Managing Disasters (Risk, Governance and Society)

Miller, DeMond S./ Chtouris, Sotirios

Springer, Berlin; Springer（2026/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版
• 商品コード 9783032190291

Full Description

This book examines the impact of disasters on individuals and communities, from natural calamities like wildfires and hurricanes, technological disasters, and human-induced crises. The authors present case studies from Greece and the United States, including recent events such as the national wildfires in Greece, railway disasters, hurricanes, and the 2025 wildfires in California. Through these case studies, the authors analyze the role of the political-administrative state in shaping the socio-political capital of its citizens.

 

Operating at the interplay of politics, society, and culture in the aftermath of disasters, the book challenges traditional perspectives on disasters, asserting that they are inherently political incidents. It explores the enduring trauma experienced by individuals and communities, offering insights into the complex dynamics of power, uncertainty, and positionality. The book additionally discusses practical interventions, blending clinical sociological approaches to address personal and collective trauma. A timely and comprehensive exploration, this book allows for a better understanding of disasters as not merely events but critical political and social phenomena. It will therefore appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of sociology, political science, health sciences, and environmental sciences, as well as to policy-makers and practitioners.

Contents

Chapter 1. An Introductory Note.- Chapter 2. Disasters in Social Contexts.- Chapter 3. The Seen and Unseen Traumas in Disasters and Crises.- Chapter 4. Clinical Social Diagnosis and Disasters as Socio-Natural Phenomena.- Chapter 5. Wildfires in Greece (2018-2024) as a Socio-natural Phenomenon: A Sociological Analysis in the Context of the Climate Crisis.- Chapter 6. Hurricane Katrina and the Ensuing Political Storm.- Chapter 7. How Leadership, Policy Decisions, and Blame Avoidance Shape Trauma: Complicated Recovery in the Early Aftermath of the 2025 California Wildfires.- Chapter 8. The Tempi Train Tragedy as National and Cultural Secondary Trauma: Memory, Justice, and the Crisis of Governance in Greece.- Chapter 9. Disasters and the Framing of Trauma During an Election.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.