POL 365 Disaster Policy and Administration

POL 365 Disaster Policy and Administration

Course Paper

Due November 29

Distress from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 has resulted in a diversity of outcomes affecting people and processes. Some of these outcomes were discussed in a collection of articles published in the prestigious journal ANNALS of the American Academy of Political Science and Sociology in 2006. Here is the listing of article titles and authors published:

The Political Costs of Failure in the Katrina and Rita Disasters

Waugh, William L., Jr. pp. 10-25

President Bush and Hurricane Katrina: A Presidential Leadership Study

Sylves, Richard T. pp. 26-56

Metaphors Matter: Disaster Myths, Media Frames, and Their Consequences in Hurricane Katrina

Tierney, Kathleen; Bevc, Christine; Kuligowski, Erica pp. 57-81

Rising to the Challenges of a Catastrophe: The Emergent and Prosocial Behavior following Hurricane Katrina

Rodríguez, Havidán; Trainor, Joseph; Quarantelli, Enrico L. pp. 82-101

Moral Hazard, Social Catastrophe: The Changing Face of Vulnerability along the Hurricane Coasts

Cutter, Susan L.; Emrich, Christopher T. pp. 102-112

Hurricane Katrina and the Flooding of New Orleans: Emergent Issues in Sheltering and Temporary Housing

Nigg, Joanne M.; Barnshaw, John; Torres, Manuel R. pp. 113-128

Weathering the Storm: The Impact of Hurricanes on Physical and Mental Health

Bourque, Linda B.; Siegel, Judith M.; Kano, Megumi; Wood, Michele M. pp. 129-151

Challenges in Implementing Disaster Mental Health Programs: State Program Directors’ Perspectives

Elrod, Carrie L.; Hamblen, Jessica L.; Norris, Fran H. pp. 152-170

Hurricane Katrina and the Paradoxes of Government Disaster Policy: Bringing About Wise Governmental Decisions for Hazardous Areas

Burby, Raymond J. pp. 171-191

Planning for Postdisaster Resiliency

Berke, Philip R.; Campanella, Thomas J. pp. 192-207

Disaster Mitigation and Insurance: Learning from Katrina

Kunreuther, Howard pp. 208-227

The .pdf’s of each of these articles have been sent to you via e-mail.

In this paper, you will compare a particular problem encountered in Katrina—as described in one of the articles listed above—with a similar problem associated with another disaster that has occurred in another global setting outside the U.S. Students encouraged to present papers in class.

Here is a recommended structure for the paper:

I. Introduction

II. Discussion of the problem/issue related to Katrina (derived from one or more of the above articles but stated in your own words with any (brief) quotes documented (see below)/

III. Discussion of situation in other global setting

IV. Analysis/making comparisons; contrasts (important section)

V. Conclusion

VI. Bibliography

Expected Length: 4,000-5,000 words

Format:

--organized (or subdivided) by appropriate subheadings

--double-spaced, paragraphs indented

--all quotes documented (auhor’s name, year of publication, page number(s)) in parentheses—example (Waugh 2006, 406)—with citation in bibliography

--title

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