myAIPMInternational perspectives and practices / Hamish McLean, Jacqui Ewart.
The strength of the book is that as well as being practical, it is grounded in the theory and history of political and crisis communication. The authors criticise emergency managers who have no time for the role of politicians, pointing out that disasters happen when humans and hazards cross paths. Politics is integral to the workings of society at all levels, so we argue that today disasters are political events.’ They also observe that the ‘presence of political actors who have made no effort to learn disaster management, or build community resilience, should ring alarm bells for emergency managers as a sign that more trouble is on the horizon when calamity strikes.’
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