Understanding the impacts of human rights violations in Puerto Rico through the analysis of Hurricane Maria: identifying Puerto Rican resistance
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Author
Rabenstein-Bolufer, SarahKeyword
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::SociologyHurricane Maria
Puerto Rico
Disaster
Human rights
Social work
Solidarity
Colonialism
Neoliberalism
Diaspora
Term and Year
Spring 2022Date Published
2022-05
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This paper explores the ways in which Hurricane Maria revealed the impacts of human rights violations in Puerto Rico. Through the analysis of colonial history, austerity measures, and neoliberal ideologies, sources of vulnerability in Puerto Rico are identified and Hurricane Maria’s impact is denaturalized. I identify local interventions based in grass roots and mutual aid models of solidarity that work to minimize Puerto Rican vulnerabilities. Interventions based in social work are also identified as possibilities to reduce vulnerabilities. Using a human rights framework, recommendations for policymaking are additionally presented.Accessibility Statement
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