The Politics of Disaster: Tracking the Impact of Hurricane Andrew
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813064554 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 226 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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David K. Gordon Institute of Public Policy and Citizenship Studies at Florida International University.. Twigg is director at the Jack D
and assembled an impressive array of facts by pouring through scholarly documents, books, and back issues of magazines."--Florida Historical Quarterly. "A careful, nuanced approach in examining the effects of a hurricane on a region’s electoral politics at all levels of government, including localities sometimes neglected by American political science but central to disaster politics."--Political Science Quarterly"Twigg has thoroughly researched
Not only did Andrew give them a legitimate and necessary opportunity to enhance their constituency service and associate themselves with the flow of external assistance, but it also allowed them to achieve significant personal visibility and media coverage while appearing to be non-political or above "normal" politics.This engrossing case study clearly demonstrates why natural disasters often privilege incumbents. “Examines the political implications of one of the worst hurricanes to strike Florida, Andrew in 1992. The work of many politicians in the storm's immediate aftermath led to a curious "incumbency