Main description:

-Accessible introduction to the full spectrum of diseases and disasters for students of politics, human security studies and development studies -Case studies include Covid-19, Haiti Earthquake 2010, Hurricane Maria, Typhoon Haiyan, Second Congo War; Yemen Civil War; Tajikistan Civil War, AIDS in Africa, Malaria, SARS, and Ebola -Timely new textbook to address issues arising from the Covid-19 global pandemic

Contents:

Part I: Key Challenges Chapter 1: Human Security, Health and Disaster Chapter 2: Infectious Diseases Chapter 3: Disasters Part II: Drivers of Disease and Disaster Chapter 4: Globalization, Climate Change and Disease Chapter 5: Globalization, Climate Change and Disaster Part III: Disease and Disaster Vulnerability Chapter 6: Poverty Chapter 7: Conflict Part IV: Impact of Disease and Disaster Chapter 8: Economic Impacts Chapter 9: Political and Societal Impacts Part V: Response Chapter 10: Authoritarian Regimes, Democracies and Populism Chapter 11: The State and Disease Management Chapter 12: The State and Disaster Management Chapter 13: Global Health Governance Chapter 14: Disaster Governance Conclusion Glossary