Varieties of Resilience: Studies in Governmentality (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316601570)

Resilience refers to the ability of individuals, groups and societies to withstand and recover from external shocks. This pioneering book-length comparative study examines resilience as it is experienced across different countries, such as the UK, US, France, Germany and EU. Furthermore it considers cases from policy sectors including national security, counterterrorism, civil protection, disaster risk reduction, critical infrastructure protection and overseas interventions. In doing so, Joseph provides an account of why it is that resilience has become such a popular policy topic, looking at its focus on complexity, the human and the role of resilient individuals and communities. Arguing that resilience has risen to prominence because it fits with a particularly Anglo-Saxon and neoliberal form of governance, Joseph discovers differing results across policy domains and national contexts, fomenting variations and tensions in the international discourse of resilience in policy-making.

Author: Jonathan Joseph
ISBN-10: 1316601579
ISBN-13: 9781316601570
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2018
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.50w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2019