What is a Disaster?

BUCKLE, P., MARSH, G. AND SMALE, S., 2002. Re-Framing Risk, Hazards, Disasters and Daily Life: A report of research into local appreciation of risks and threats. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 20 (3): 309-324.

DRABEK, T. AND MCENTIRE, D., 2003. Emergent phenomena and the sociology of disaster: lessons, trends and opportunities from the research literature. Disaster Prevention and Management, 12 (2): 97-112.

FROSDICK, S., 1997. The techniques of risk analysis are insufficient in themselves. Disaster Prevention and Management, 6 (3): 165-177.

KIRSCHENBAUM, A. (2004). Generic Sources of Disaster Communities: A Social Network Approach. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 24 (10-11). 94-129.

McENTIRE, D. (2001). Triggering agents, vulnerabilities and disaster reduction: towards a holistic paradigm. Disaster Prevention and Management, 10 (3). 189-196.

MCENTIRE, D., 2004. Development, disasters and vulnerability: a discussion of divergent theories and the need for their integration. Disaster Prevention and Management, 13 (3): 193-198.

QUARANTELLI, E. (2001). Statistical and conceptual problems in the study of disasters. Disaster Prevention and Management, 10 (5). 325-328.

SHALUF, I., AHMADUN, F. AND SAID, A. (2003). A review of disaster and crisis. Disaster Prevention and Management, 12 (1). 24-32.

STEAD, W. AND STEAD, J., 1994. Can humankind change the economic myth? Paradigm shifts necessary for ecologically sustainable business. Journal of Organisational Change Management, 7 (4): 15-31.

VATSA, K. (2004). Risk, Vulnerability, and Asset-based Approach to Disaster Risk Management. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 24 (10-11). 1-48.

Some good papers on accountability

BLEWITT, R., 2005. Good donorship: how serious are the donors? Humanitarian Exchange, 1 (29): 4-6.

BRABANT, K., 2000. Regaining perspective: the debate over quality assurance and accountability. Humanitarian Exchange, 1 (17): 22-25.

COLLISON, D., 2003. Corporate propaganda: its implications for accounting and accountability. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 16 (5): 853-886.

DAVIS, A., 2003. Accountability and humanitarian actors: speculations and questions. Humanitarian Exchange, 1 (24): 16-18.

LEADER, N., 1999. Codes of conduct: who needs them? Relief and Rehabilitation Network Newsletter, no.13: 1-4.

MACRAE, J. AND HARMER, A., 2003. Good humanitarian donorship: a mouse or a lion? Humanitarian Exchange, 1 (24): 9-12.

MITCHELL, J., 2003. Accountability: the three-lane highway. Humanitarian Exchange, 1 (24): 2-4.

WILLITTS, B., 2005. The EU: good humanitarian donorship and the world’s biggest humanitarian donor. Humanitarian Exchange, 1 (29): 10-13.