Critical Disaster Studies in Asia and the Pacific

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‘Finally there’s a volume that brings together Critical Disaster Studies and incredible disaster scholarship from Asia and the Pacific! Through methodological, conceptual and empirical explorations, the volume offers a timely perspective into why critical, ethical and locally grounded should be at the centre of disaster scholarship.’

—Ksenia Chmutina, Professor of Disaster Studies, Loughborough University, UK

‘With a special focus on introducing foundational concepts, the volume avoids the trap of ignoring its intellectual ancestors, while at the same time embracing fresh methodologies, creativity, pluralism, and reflexivity. It is an essential companion to other field guides for disaster studies.'

—Scott Gabriel Knowles, Professor of History, Northeastern University, USA

Critical Disaster Studies in Asia and the Pacific challenges dominant, technocratic disaster paradigms by centering power, history and justice. This volume brings together critical, inter-/transdisciplinary scholarship that interrogates the structural and colonial roots of disasters and highlights the lived-experiences, agency and epistemologies of communities across Asian and the Pacific. With theoretical innovation, methodological pluralism, and grounded case studies, contributions reimagine disaster studies and practice through decolonial, inclusive, and context-specific lenses. A vital contribution to global disaster studies, this book foregrounds the region not only as vulnerable but as a site of resistance, relational knowledge and transformative possibility.

Shinya Uekusa is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Kien Nguyen-Trung is a Research Fellow at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Australia.

Sébastien Penmellen Boret is an Associate Professor at the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) at Tohoku University, Japan.

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This edited book establishes a justice‑oriented agenda for understanding and acting on disasters in the world’s most hazard‑exposed regions. Challenging technocratic and event‑centred framings, the volume theorises disasters as historically produced and politically mediated, tracing how colonialism, capitalism, extractivism, and uneven governance create and compound risk. Across four parts—foundations; (re)conceptualising disasters; methods; and critical voices from the field—the chapters develop key ideas such as critical vulnerability, structural/prospective amnesia, and disaster populism; advance plural, decolonising methodologies (including talanoa, autoethnography and co‑production of knowledge); and offer grounded cases from Aotearoa New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, Rapa Nui, Chile, Vietnam and the Pacific. In doing so, Critical Disaster Studies in Asia and the Pacific centres Indigenous and local epistemologies, Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI)‑informed practice, and systems-behaviour models for transformative disaster risk reduction. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars across disciplines, this is an indispensable resource for researchers, practitioners and policymakers seeking to move from managing hazards to transforming the conditions that generate disaster risk.

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Shinya Uekusa

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“Finally there’s a volume that brings together Critical Disaster Studies and incredible disaster scholarship from Asia and the Pacific! Through methodological, conceptual and empirical explorations, the volume offers a timely perspective from Asia and the Pacific into why critical, ethical and locally grounded should be at the centre of disaster scholarship.” (Ksenia Chmutina, Professor of Disaster Studies, Loughborough University, UK)

“With a special focus on introducing foundational concepts, the volume avoids the trap of ignoring its intellectual ancestors, while at the same time embracing fresh methodologies, creativity, pluralism, and reflexivity. It is an essential companion to other field guides for disaster studies.” (Scott Gabriel Knowles, Professor of History, Northeastern University, USA)

“Embracing the neoteric application of Critical Disaster Theory, this volume significantly advances the crucial advancement of this vital approach toward deciphering today’s expanding polycrises and cascading disasters.” (Susanna M. Hoffman, Disaster Anthropologist)

“This volume positions Asia Pacific as a dynamic centre of knowledge production that speaks to global challenges. The combination of critique and solidaristic scholarship offers a powerful and timely contribution to the field.” (Nicole Curato, Professor of Democratic Governance, University of Birmingham, UK)

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