Enrico Quarantelli
Encyclopedia
Enrico L. Quarantelli is an American sociologist
, pioneering the sociology of disaster
.
Quarantelli received his Ph. . at the University of Chicago
in 1959. From 1963 up to 1984 he worked as professor of sociology at the Ohio State University
, where he founded the Disaster Research Center (DRC). In 1985 he took the DRC to the University of Delaware
, where he worked until 1998.
Dr. Quarantelli is widely known as one of the founding scholars of the social science of disasters. His first involvement in the area dates back to 1949 when he participated in the first systematic disaster field studies as a researcher in the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) team at University of Chicago.
Among his many accomplishments ELQ was one of the founding directors Disaster Research Center, Ohio State University, 1963. Was First President, ISA International Research Committee on Disasters, 1982-1986. Was the founder and first editor of the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 1983-1987. And was awarded the Charles E. Fritz Career Achievement Award in 1995.
ELQ has held numerous memberships in many domestic and foreign disaster-related committees (e.g., Board on Natural Disasters of the National Academy of Sciences and on Scientific Advisory Committee, World Institute for Disaster Risk Management).
ELQ has been Principal investigator on over 40 research studies mostly funded by the National Science Foundation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Other funding sources include the National Institute of Mental Health, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Health Resources Administration, the Social Science Research Council, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the NHK (Japan) Foundation, NATO, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
ELQ is author or editor of 29 books and monographs as well as author of 101 chapters in books, 114 articles and 150+ other publications mostly on disaster topics.
ELQ's Current research foci include: Future trends in disasters and catastrophes; effects on disaster planning and research from the computer revolution; anti-social behavior in crises; theoretical issues in conceptualizing disasters; historical evolution of civil protection, emergency management and disaster planning organizations; methodological issues in field research.
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, pioneering the sociology of disaster
Sociology of disaster
Sociology of disaster is a special branch of sociology. The research is predominantly done in the United States, but also in Germany and Italy as well. Theoretically it includes not only local disasters, but catastrophes on a grand scale. A prominent researcher in this area is...
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Quarantelli received his Ph. . at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1959. From 1963 up to 1984 he worked as professor of sociology at the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, where he founded the Disaster Research Center (DRC). In 1985 he took the DRC to the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
, where he worked until 1998.
Dr. Quarantelli is widely known as one of the founding scholars of the social science of disasters. His first involvement in the area dates back to 1949 when he participated in the first systematic disaster field studies as a researcher in the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) team at University of Chicago.
Among his many accomplishments ELQ was one of the founding directors Disaster Research Center, Ohio State University, 1963. Was First President, ISA International Research Committee on Disasters, 1982-1986. Was the founder and first editor of the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 1983-1987. And was awarded the Charles E. Fritz Career Achievement Award in 1995.
ELQ has held numerous memberships in many domestic and foreign disaster-related committees (e.g., Board on Natural Disasters of the National Academy of Sciences and on Scientific Advisory Committee, World Institute for Disaster Risk Management).
ELQ has been Principal investigator on over 40 research studies mostly funded by the National Science Foundation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Other funding sources include the National Institute of Mental Health, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Health Resources Administration, the Social Science Research Council, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the NHK (Japan) Foundation, NATO, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
ELQ is author or editor of 29 books and monographs as well as author of 101 chapters in books, 114 articles and 150+ other publications mostly on disaster topics.
ELQ's Current research foci include: Future trends in disasters and catastrophes; effects on disaster planning and research from the computer revolution; anti-social behavior in crises; theoretical issues in conceptualizing disasters; historical evolution of civil protection, emergency management and disaster planning organizations; methodological issues in field research.