Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, Canada.
Disasters. 2019 Oct;43(4):840-866. doi: 10.1111/disa.12379. Epub 2019 Jul 11.
A landslide occurred in the region of Zanskar in the Indian Himalayas in 2015, damming the Tsarap River, creating a lake that effectively became a ticking time bomb, threatening villagers downstream. During the period between the discovery of the natural dam and the bursting of the lake, the state's approach to disaster management plunged the local population into a situation where 'technocratic time' ruled, as government experts handled the impending disaster at a rhythm dictated by the production of studies and reports. Analysis of the temporality of disaster mitigation and preparedness measures during this anticipated flood, as well as of the factors that surrounded the events, reveals how attitudes towards the state shaped people's perceptions of these interventions. In Zanskar, the technocratic pace and the state's lack of transparency were seen as a form of oppression that further marginalised the region, in particular by subjecting its population to the process of waiting.
2015 年，印度喜马拉雅山脉赞斯卡地区发生山体滑坡，阻塞了察拉普河，形成了一个湖泊，这实际上成了一颗定时炸弹，威胁着下游的村民。在发现天然水坝和湖水决堤之间的这段时间里，该邦的灾害管理方法使当地居民陷入了一种“技术统治时间”的局面，因为政府专家按照研究和报告的制作节奏来处理即将发生的灾难。对在这次预期洪水中缓解和准备措施的时间性的分析，以及对周围事件的因素的分析，揭示了人们对这些干预措施的看法是如何受到对国家的态度的影响的。在赞斯卡，技术统治的节奏和国家的不透明性被视为一种压迫形式，使该地区进一步边缘化，特别是使当地居民不得不经历等待的过程。
