• Approaches to ‘vulnerability’ in eight European disaster management systems 

      Orru, Kati; Hansson, Sten; Gabel, Friedrich; Tammpuu, Piia; Krüger, Marco; Savadori, Lucia; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Torpan, Sten; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Schieffelers, Abriel; Lovasz, Gabriella; Rhinard, Mark (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-24)
      While social vulnerability in the face of disasters has received increasing academic attention, relatively little is known about the extent to which that knowledge is reflected in practice by institutions involved in ...
    • COVID-19 information disorder: six types of harmful information during the pandemic in Europe 

      Hansson, Sten; Orru, Kati; Torpan, Sten; Bäck, Asta; Kazemekaityte, Austeja; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Ludvigsen, Johanna; Savadori, Lucia; Galvagni, Alessandro; Pigrée, Ala (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-15)
      The outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 propelled the creation, transmission, and consumption of false information – unverified claims, misleading statements, false rumours, conspiracy theories, and so on – ...
    • Handling false information in emergency management: A cross-national comparative study of European practices 

      Torpan, Sten; Hansson, Sten; Rhinard, Mark; Kazemekaityte, Austeja; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Schieffelers, Abriel; Lovasz, Gabriella; Orru, Kati (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-02)
      During emergencies, exposure to false information can increase individual vulnerability. More research is needed on how emergency management institutions understand the effects of false information and what are the various ...
    • Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective 

      Kuran, Christian Henrik Alexander; Morsut, Claudia; Kruke, Bjørn Ivar; Krüger, Marco; Segnestam, Lisa; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Airola, Merja; Keränen, Jaana; Gabel, Friedrich; Hansson, Sten; Torpan, Sten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)
      In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in the case of hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any crisis and disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels ...