Jonathan Joseph (University of Sheffield)

Varieties of Resilience

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Resilience is the ability of individuals, groups and societies to withstand and recover from external shocks. This comparative study examines resilience as it is experienced across different countries and policy sectors, providing original insights for anyone interested in discovering why resilience has become so influential in policy-making.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9781316601570
• ISBN-10: 1316601579
• Artikelnr.: 53166909

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Joseph is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield and a former Senior Fellow at Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen. He is the author of The Social in the Global: Social Theory, Governmentality and Global Politics (Cambridge, 2012).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: resilience in context
1. The development of resilience
2. Resilience in national security and counter-terrorism strategy
3. Disasters, emergencies and infrastructure protection
4. Resilience in development strategy and humanitarian intervention
5. The Anglo-Saxon approach to resilience and the alternatives.