Journal
| Title | Surviving Disasters by Suppressing Political Storms: Participation as Knowledge Transfer in Community-Based Disaster Governance Posted by Septrin John Calamba |
| Authors | Curato, Nicole; Calamba, Septrin John |
| Publication date | 2018 |
| Journal | Critical Sociology |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 241-256 |
| Publisher | Sage |
| Abstract | The small island of San Francisco, Cebu in the Philippines has gained global recognition for its community-based disaster management program. By institutionalizing the purok systemâÂÂa sub-village level of organizationâÂÂcitizens are empowered to plan and implement disaster preparedness programs that fit their specific needs and geographical context. We interrogate the logics that underpin this prize-winning governance innovation. We find that San FranciscoâÂÂthe island where all survive even after the most devastating of disastersâÂÂfunctions through the modality of participation as knowledge transfer. It is underpinned the ethos of solidarity over conflict and takes place in a predetermined rather than citizen-driven space for participatory politics. We situate our arguments in the recent literature on public participation to understand the precise character of participatory politics in the field of disaster response. |
| Index terms / Keywords | disasters, community, political participation, depoliticization, Philippines, sociology |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0896920518796167 |
| URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0896920518796167 |