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Gendered Access to Formal and Informal Resources in Postdisaster Development in the Ecuadorian Andes by Faas, A. J, Jones, Eric, Whiteford, Linda, Tobin, Graham, Murphy, Arthur

“…The devastating eruptions of Mount Tungurahua in the Ecuadorian highlands in 1999 and 2006 left many communities struggling to rebuild their homes and others…”
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Patterns of preference and practice: bridging actors in wildfire response networks in the American Northwest by Faas, A.J., Velez, Anne‐Lise K., FitzGerald, Clare, Nowell, Branda L., Steelman, Toddi A.

“…The roles of bridging actors in emergency response networks can be important to disaster response outcomes. This paper is based on an evaluation of wildfire…”
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Is Vulnerability an Outdated Concept? After Subjects and Spaces by Marino, Elizabeth K., Faas, A.J.

“…Theories of vulnerability have constituted the conceptual core of the anthropology of disaster for roughly 40 years. Yet, there is an undercurrent of disquiet…”
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Projects for queering disaster: reciprocal knowledge exchange and practice by Faas, A.J., Parreno, Jhaid

“…PurposeThe purpose of this study is to identify LGBTQ+ perceptions of and experiences with hazards, vulnerabilities and disasters in the San Francisco Bay Area…”
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Disaster vulnerability in anthropological perspective by FAAS, A. J.

“…In the study of disasters, the concept of vulnerability has been primarily employed as a cumulative indicator of the unequal distributions of certain…”
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Social production of disasters and disaster social constructs: An exercise in disambiguation and reframing by Sun, Lei, Faas, A.J.

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine whether it is useful to tease apart the intimately related propositions of social production and social…”
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State aesthetics and the Other–Nature in disaster memorials by Faas, A.J.

“…I examine the aesthetic (re)production of the state in disaster museums and memorials in a comparative analysis of the Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial in…”
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Mythopolitics of “community”: an unstable but necessary category by Faas, A.J, Marino, Elizabeth K

“…PurposeThe authors engage a set of critical discussions on key concepts in disaster studies with attention to recent critiques of the concept “community,”…”
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Petit capitalisms in disaster, or the limits of neoliberal imagination: Displacement, recovery, and opportunism in highland Ecuador by Faas, A. J.

“…Disaster capitalism is typically defined as a systematic and opportunistic reconfiguration of economies and economic regulations in service of capitalist…”
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Reciprocity and Vernacular Statecraft: Andean Cooperation in Post‐disaster Highland Ecuador by Faas, A. J.

“…Resumen Obreros cooperativos conocidos en toda la región andina como mingas, aunque exteriormente aparecen como la misma institución cultural, se practican de…”
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Applied Anthropology of Risk, Hazards, and Disasters by Faas, A.J., Barrios, Roberto E.

“…This article provides a brief introduction to advancements in the anthropology of disasters as well as the historical antecedents and the intellectual…”
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Enduring Cooperation: Time, Discipline, and Minga Practice in Disaster-induced Displacement and Resettlement in the Ecuadorian Andes by Faas, A.J.

“…This paper presents a study of an Andean form of cooperation, the minga, in a disaster-affected community and a disaster-induced resettlement—both due to…”
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Aging queer in a pandemic: intersectionalities and perceptions by Faas, A.J., Jarrar, Simon, Gonzalez Bautista, Noémie

“…PurposeThe purpose of this study is to highlight the experiences and issues of an overlooked demographic: older LGBTQ + adults in the US, in the context of the…”
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Introduction: Twenty‐First Century Dynamics of Cooperation and Reciprocity in the Andes by Faas, A. J.

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Continuity and change in the applied anthropology of risk, hazards, and disasters by FAAS, A. J.

“…This article introduces the special issue of The Annals of Anthropological Practice on “Continuity and Change in the Applied Anthropology of Risk, Hazards, and…”
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DANGEROUS GEOGRAPHY: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF LIVESTOCK RAIDING IN NORTHWESTERN KENYA by Adem, Teferi Abate, Ember, Carol R., Skoggard, Ian, Jones, Eric C., Faas, A. J.

“…In a previous study, Ember and associates (2012) found that livestock-related violence involving the Turkana was higher in dry months, drier years, and when…”
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Afterward: Preparing for uncertainties by KULSTAD GONZÁLEZ, TESS, FAAS, A. J.

“…As the frequency and intensity of disasters increase around the world in the context of a changing climate, the likelihood that disasters will impact…”
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Critical aspects of social networks in a resettlement setting by Faas, A.J., Jones, Eric C., Tobin, Graham A., Whiteford, Linda M., Murphy, Arthur D.

“…Each year, more than 30 million people worldwide are displaced by disaster, development, and conflict. The sheer magnitude of displacement points to a need for…”
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Rain and Raids Revisited: Disaggregating Ethnic Group Livestock Raiding in the Ethiopian-Kenyan Border Region by Ember, Carol R., Skoggard, Ian, Adem, Teferi Abate, Faas, A.J.

“…Focusing on livestock raiding, a major form of violence in arid and semiarid regions, we evaluate the relationship between rainfall and intensity of violence,…”
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Postdisaster reciprocity and the development of inequality in personal networks by Jones, Eric C., Murphy, Arthur D., Faas, A. J., Tobin, Graham A., McCarty, Christopher, Whiteford, Linda M.

“…Within the context of major changes in economics, population distribution, and lifestyles around the world, people continue to rely on personal relationships…”
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