Disasters, Focusing Events, and Sociolegal Studies

<p>This paper discusses natural disaster research from agenda setting and public policy perspectives. I note the lack of such a large contribution of sociolegal research to the broader social science of disaster, and argue that there can be fruitful connections between sociolegal studies and t...

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Main Author: Thomas A Birkland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2013-04-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Online Access:http://ssrn.com/abstract=2221290
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Summary:<p>This paper discusses natural disaster research from agenda setting and public policy perspectives. I note the lack of such a large contribution of sociolegal research to the broader social science of disaster, and argue that there can be fruitful connections between sociolegal studies and the interdisciplinary and rapidly evolving field of disaster research. Legal scholars have a great deal to contribute to our understanding of social responses and behaviours in the face of these often-frightening events.</p> <hr /><p>Este art&iacute;culo analiza la investigaci&oacute;n sobre desastres naturales desde la perspectiva de establecer un calendario y de pol&iacute;tica p&uacute;blica. Se menciona la falta de una investigaci&oacute;n sociojur&iacute;dica tan completa en el campo m&aacute;s amplio de las ciencias sociales de desastres, y se defiende que pueden darse conexiones fruct&iacute;feras entre los estudios sociojur&iacute;dicos y el campo interdisciplinario y en r&aacute;pida evoluci&oacute;n de la investigaci&oacute;n de desastres. Los profesores de derecho pueden hacer una gran contribuci&oacute;n a nuestra comprensi&oacute;n de las respuestas y comportamientos sociales frente a estos acontecimientos, a menudo aterradores.
ISSN:2079-5971