Students will write an academic case study regarding the experiences of a vulnerable group in a disaster situation OR situations where populations demonstrate high capability.
The paper should be 12-13 pages long (double spaced, not including references).
Paper Details
- Select a disaster (natural, technological, human-made, intentional, un-intentional, etc.) or complex humanitarian crisis that occurred anytime since the year 2000
- Select a disaster (natural, technological, human-made, intentional, un-intentional, etc.) or complex humanitarian crisis that occurred anytime since the year 2000
- Identify a vulnerable group that was adversely affected by the disaster OR a population that demonstrated high capability in response to the disaster
- Note: You can also identify a vulnerable group that also demonstrated high capability
- Ensure that there are enough academic resources (i.e. peer reviewed journal articles) that detail the experiences of your community of focus
- In your paper, detail the following:
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| PRE-DISASTER | DURING DISASTER | POST DISASTER |
| The situation of your community of focus prior to the disaster
• (e.g. demographic details; socio-economic & political situation; root causes that led to the consequences they faced during the disaster) | Describe the impacts of the disaster (especially on the vulnerable group if you selected one) and/or detail the example of high capability in response to the disaster | Detail the recovery of your community of focus following the disaster and/or how the group demonstrating high capability continued their efforts following the disaster
• For ongoing disasters, describe the current situation facing your community of focus
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How to write the essay
- Introduction
- Briefly introduce your topic of focus
- Explain why this is an important case to study
- Ensure that you outline what you set out to do in your paper during the introduction
- Body
- Pre-Disaster
- During Disaster
- Post Disaster
- Lessons Learned
- What are some key lessons learned from studying your community of focus that are generalizable to other similar or broader cases
- Conclusion
- Highlight the main themes of your case study
- Identify questions for further research inspired by your case study
APA Formatting
at least four peer reviewed journal articles in the paper, a must
Blog Post Section
- After you have completed your paper, you must write a 350-500 word blog post summarizing the main points of the paper
- Briefly describe the disaster and your community of focus
- Highlight the key lessons learned from your case study that you consider useful for practical application