1st Edition
Understanding the Politics of Pandemic Scares An Introduction to Global Politosomatics
By Mika Aaltola
Copyright 2012
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Reactions to pandemics are unlike any other global emergency; with an emphasis on withdrawal and containment of the sight of the infected. Dealing with the historical and conceptual background of diseases in politics and international relations, this volume investigates the global political reaction to pandemic scares. By evaluating anxiety and the political response to pandemics as a... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Containments and Compassions of Pandemic Dramas 3. Understanding the Vortex of War and Disease 4. Trajectory of a Pandemic Drama: Ebbing and Waning of the BSE Crisis in 1996 5. Vortexes of SARS: Anxieties over Global Air Mobility 6. The Pandemic Geography of Avian Flu 7. Beyond Global Public Health
Biography
Mika Aaltola is Academy Fellow, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland.
