Focuses on the complexities and theoretical perspectives of disaster response and recovery on an international level. Students learn about the interaction between humanitarian aid and politics, and the overall efficacy of humanitarian aid in disasters. Topics include: theoretical applications in humanitarian aid, convergence behaviors, neoliberalism, types of organizations active in international disasters (both NGOS and governmental agencies), and disaster mythologies.

Prerequisite(s): None.

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