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Blurred Responsibilities of Disaster Governance: The American Red Cross in the US and Haiti
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Abstract The influence of private actors, such as non-profit organizations (NPOs) and firms, has been increasing in disaster governance. Previous literature has interrogated the responsibilities of states towards citizens in disasters, but the roles of private actors have been insufficiently challenged. The ... mehr
The influence of private actors, such as non-profit organizations (NPOs) and firms, has been increasing in disaster governance. Previous literature has interrogated the responsibilities of states towards citizens in disasters, but the roles of private actors have been insufficiently challenged. The article politicizes the entangled relations between NPOs, states, and disaster-affected people. It proposes the Rawlsian division of moral labor as a useful, normative framework for interrogating the justice of disaster governance arrangements in which 'liberal' states are involved. Liberal states have two types of responsibilities in disasters: humanitarian and political. The humanitarian responsibilities imply provision of basic resources needed for the capacity to make autonomous choices (domestically and abroad), while the political responsibilities imply provision of the institutions needed for the liberal democratic citizenship (domestically). Through this analytical lens and building on the wealth of existing scholarship, we illustrate the disaster governance role of the American Red Cross in the United States (a 2005 hurricane) and in Haiti (the 2010 earthquake). Where, in Rawlsian terms, United States is interpreted as a 'liberal' society, Haiti is framed as a ‘burdened’ society. The article proposes five points to consider in analyzing disaster governance arrangements under neoliberal regimes, structured around the division of humanitarian and political responsibilities. The article illustrates how NPOS are instrumental in blurring the boundaries between humanitarian and political responsibilities. This might result ultimately in actual vulnerabilities remaining unaddressed. While the Rawlsian approach challenges the privatization and lack of coordination in disaster governance, it is limited in analyzing the political construction of 'burdened' societies.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Rotes Kreuz; Hilfsorganisation; Katastrophenschutz; Krisenmanagement; Gesellschaft
Klassifikation
Sonstiges zur Soziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
American Red Cross; disaster governance; disaster politics; division of moral labor
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 331-342
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 8 (2020) 4
Heftthema
The Politics of Disaster Governance
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)