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Small Island Developing States: Natural Disaster Vulnerability and Global Change
Written by Mario Wiedemann
This paper sets out an examination of natural disaster amongst small island developing states (SIDS), and presents a framework for assessing the interaction of global pressures and local dynamics in the production of human vulnerability. Change at the global level is found to be a source of new opportunities as […]
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Mario Wiedemann
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Democracy in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Natural disasters have been linked to a higher risk of violent conflict, but some studies find that negative shocks in rainfall, which could indicate drought disasters, can create a window of-opportunity that makes democratization more likely. This study investigates whether actual natural disasters are associated with changes in democracy. We […]
