Citation

Daly P. Disasters 2014; 39(2): 232-257.

Affiliation

Principal Investigator, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/disa.12105

PMID

25442350

Abstract

This paper analyses the role of local social, cultural, and political institutions in post-disaster reconstruction projects. It contends that such institutions are important considerations within community-driven reconstruction initiatives, but are often viewed with ambivalence by external aid organisations. This paper draws upon in-depth qualitative interviews with aid workers involved in the post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh, Indonesia, to establish: (i) what roles community institutions were suited to play in the reconstruction; (ii) what were the limitations of community institutions when engaging with external aid agencies; (iii) how did external aid agencies engage with local community institutions; and (iv) how did external aid agencies perceive community institutions.

Language: en