Tectonic shifts : Haiti since the earthquake / edited by Mark Schuller and Pablo Morales.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schuller, Mark, 1973-

Morales, Pablo, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010.

Earthquake relief--Haiti.

Earthquake relief.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

Haiti--Social conditions--21st century.

Haiti.

Haiti--Economic conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 271 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Kumarian Press, [2012]

Summary:

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti's capital on L. January 12, 2010 will be remembered as one of the world's deadliest disasters. The earthquake was a tragedy that gripped the nation-and the world. But as a disaster it also magnified the social ills that have beset this island nation that sits squarely in the United States' diplomatic and geopolitical shadow. The quake exposed centuries of underdevelopment, misguided economic policies, and foreign aid interventions that have contributed to rampant inequality and social exclusion in Haiti.

Tectonic Shifts offers a diverse on-the-ground set of perspectives about Haiti's cataclysmic earthquake and the aftermath that left more than 1.5 million individuals homeless. Following a critical analysis of Haiti's heightened vulnerability as a result of centuries of foreign policy and most recently neoliberal economic policies, this book addresses a range of contemporary realities, foreign impositions, and political changes that occurred during the relief and reconstruction periods.

Analysis of these realities offers tools for engaged, principled reflection and action. Essays by scholars, journalists, activists, and Haitians still on the island and those in the Diaspora highlight the many struggles that the Haitian people face today, providing lessons not only for those impacted and involved in relief, but for people engaged in struggles for justice and transformation in other parts of the world. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Geopolitical Structures: The Earthquake, Underdevelopment, and International Political Economy

1 Haiti's Vulnerability to Disasters 11

Humanitarian Assistance in Gonaïves after Hurricane / Jeanne Rachel Beauvoir-Dominique 13 Beauvoir-Dominique, Jeanne Rachel, 13

Haiti's 500-Year Earthquake / Anthony Oliver-Smith 18 Oliver-Smith, Anthony, 18

The Neoliberal Legacy in Haiti / Alex Dupuy 23 Dupuy, Alex, 23

Haiti and Catastrophes: Lessons Not Learned / Yolette Etienne 27 Etienne, Yolette, 27

2 Rat Mode, Soufle: Foreign Domination 35

Foreign Domination in Haiti: When Will We See a Rupture? / Roland Bélizaire 36 Bélizaire, Roland, 36

Deconstructing the Reconstruction: The IHRC / Joris Willems 41 Willems, Joris, 41

Assumptions and Exclusion: Coordination Failures During the Emergency Phase / Melinda Miles 45 Miles, Melinda, 45

Mission Accomplished? MINUSTAH in Haiti, 2010-2011 / Kevin Edmonds Edmonds, Kevin, Deepa Panchang Panchang, Deepa, Marshall Fleurant Fleurant, Marshall, Brennan Bollman Bollman, Brennan, Lindsay Schubiner Schubiner, Lindsay, Rishi Rattan 49 Rattan, Rishi, 49

3 The Republic of NGOs 57

Earthquake, Humanitarianism, and Intervention in Haiti / Charles Vorbe 59 Vorbe, Charles, 59

NGOs and the Business of Poverty in Haiti / Kevin Edmonds 63 Edmonds, Kevin, 63

The Transparency of Relief Organizations in Haiti / Disaster Accountability Project 65 Project, Disaster Accountability, 65

NGOs: What Government Are You? / Janil Lwijis (Jean-Anile Louis-Juste) 69 Lwijis, Janil, (Jean-Anile Louis-Juste) 69

4 Disaster Capitalism 75

After the Quake, a "Gold Rush" for Haiti Contracts / Ansel Herz Herz, Ansel, Kim Ives 77 Ives, Kim, 77

Building Illusions: A Case Study of Bill Clinton's Photo-Op Philanthropy / Isabeau Doucet Doucet, Isabeau, Isabel Macdonald 79 Macdonald, Isabel, 79

Cash for What? / Haiti Grassroots Watch 83 Watch, Haiti Grassroots, 83

Teleco, Haiti's State Phone Company, Finally Privatized / Hervé Jean Michel 89 Michel, Hervé Jean, 89

Part 2 On-the-Ground Realities: Displacement and Its Discontents

5 Moun Andeyò: Persistent Legacies of Exclusion 95

Haiti's Earthquake: A Further Insult to Peasants' Lives / Chenet Jean-Baptiste 97 Jean-Baptiste, Chenet, 97

Resettlement Plan Excludes Almost 200,000 Families / Jane Regan 100 Regan, Jane, 100

Abse Sou Klou: Reconstructing Exclusion / Evelyne Trouillot 103 Trouillot, Evelyne, 103

Position Statement After the January 12, 2010, Earthquake / Batay Ouvriye 107 Ouvriye, Batay, 107

6 The Camps and Being Displaced 111

Diary of a Survivor in Haiti / Carine Exantus 113 Exantus, Carine, 113

The Situation of the Displaced Six Months Later / Bri Kouri Nouvèl Gaye 118 Gaye, Bri Kouri Nouvèl, 118

Unstable Foundations: NGOs and Human Rights for Port-au-Prince's Internally Displaced People / Mark Schuller 119 Schuller, Mark, 119

Do It Yourself: International Aid and the Neoliberal Ethos in the Tent Camps of Port-au-Prince / Valerie Kaussen 125 Kaussen, Valerie, 125

7 Forced Eviction and the Right to Housing 131

Workshop on the Right to Housing / Patrice Florvilus 133 Florvilus, Patrice, 133

Combating Forced Evictions in Haiti's IDP Camps / Mario Joseph Joseph, Mario, Jeena Shah 138 Shah, Jeena, 138

Vanishing Camps at Gunpoint / Mark Snyder 143 Snyder, Mark, 143

New Threats of Eviction After One Death in a Port-au-Prince IDP Camp / Etant Dupain 147 Dupain, Etant, 147

8 Impacts on and Participation of Women 151

Hearing Our Mothers: Safeguarding Haitian Women's Representation and Practices of Survival / Myriam J.A. Chancy 153 Chancy, Myriam J.A., 153

Our Bodies Are Still Trembling: Haitian Women Fight Rape MADRE, CUNY School of Law, BAI, IJDH / Lisa Davis 157 Davis, Lisa, 157

Sexual Violence in Haiti's IDP Camps: Survey Results CHRGJ, NYU School of Law / Margaret Satterthwaite Satterthwaite, Margaret, Veerle Opgenhaffen 162 Opgenhaffen, Veerle, 162

Women Say, Enough Is Enough! / Eramithe Delva Delva, Eramithe, Malya Villard-Apollon 164 Villard-Apollon, Malya, 164

9 Rights and Public Health 171

First, Do No Harm: The Haitian Cholera Epidemic and International Aid / Renaud Piarroitx Piarroitx, Renaud, Robert Barrais Barrais, Robert, Benoît Faucher Faucher, Benoît, Rachel Haus Haus, Rachel, Martine Piarroitx Piarroitx, Martine, Jean Gaudart Gaudart, Jean, Roc Magloire Magloire, Roc, Didier Raoult 173 Raoult, Didier, 173

Responding to Cholera in Post-Earthquake Haiti / David A. Walton Walton, David A., Louise C. Ivers 176 Ivers, Louise C., 176

"We've Been Forgotten": Haiti's IDP Camps Eight Months After the Earthquake / Nicole Phillips, LAMP for Haiti Foundation, IJDH, BAI, Lawyers' Emergency Response Network, University of San Francisco School of Law, and the Center for Law and Global Justice 179 and, Nicole Phillips, LAMP for Haiti Foundation, IJDH, BAI, Lawyers' Emergency Response Network, University of San Francisco School of Law,

"Waiting for Helicopters"? Perceptions, Misperceptions, and the Right to Water in Haiti / Deepa Panchang 183 Panchang, Deepa, 183

Part 3 Emerging Movements: Political Restructuring in Haiti

10 Politics From Above: Elections and Geopolitics 193

The November 28, 2010, Elections: Another Catastrophe for Haiti / Jean-Yves Blot 195 Blot, Jean-Yves, 195

Haiti's Fatally Flawed Election / Mark Weisbrot Weisbrot, Mark, Jake Johnston 199 Johnston, Jake, 199

Martelly's Election: Shades of Populism and Authoritarian Rule / Patrick Sylvain 204 Sylvain, Patrick, 204

The Haitian Diaspora: Supporting Reconstruction From the Centers of Power / Manolia Charlotin 208 Charlotin, Manolia, 208

11 Politics From Below: Solidarity, Participation, and Emerging Movements 213

"We Bend, but We Don't Break": Fighting for a Just Reconstruction in Haiti / Beverly Bell 215 Bell, Beverly, 215

Gender Shadow Report Women's International Network of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), Equality Now, Gender and Disaster Network, Groots International, Huairou Commission, Lambi Fund of Haiti, MADRE, ORÉGAND (Observatoire sur le développement régional et I'analyse différenciée selon les sexes), PotoFanm+Fi: Rebuilding Haiti Initiative, g+dsr 221

"We Need to Stay Vigilant": An Interview with Lise-Marie Dejean 227

Final Resolution: International Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti, May 19-21, 2011 FRAKKA 231

Conclusion: Shifting the Tertain 239

Why Haiti Needs New Narratives Now More Than Ever / Gina Athena Ulysse 240 Ulysse, Gina Athena, 240

The 1987 Constitution: A Lever for the True "Re-Foundation" of the Nation / Fritz Deshommes 245 Deshommes, Fritz, 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781565495111

156549511X

9781565495128

1565495128

9781565495135

1565495136

9781565495142

1565495144

OCLC:

746712311