Browsing TØI Vitenarkiv by Author "Olson, Alexandra"
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Care organisations role as intermediaries between the authorities and the marginalised in crisis management
Nero, Kristi; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Olson, Alexandra; Schobert, Maira; Windsheimer, Peter; Keränen, Jaana; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Kajganovic, Jelena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-15)Social service providers work to alleviate social disadvantages, which may particularly loom during crises. These organisations have a close understanding of the needs of their clients. However, this knowledge is rarely ... -
The engagement of informal volunteers in disaster management in Europe
Nahkur, Oliver; Orru, Kati; Hansson, Sten; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Myllylä, Miia; Krüger, Marco; Max, Matthias; Savadori, Lucia; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Schieffelers, Abriel; Olson, Alexandra; Lovasz, Gabriella; Rhinard, Mark (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-04)Informal volunteering is increasingly important in disaster management, but authorities remain cautious about collaborating with informal volunteers. Relatively little is known about the extent to which informal volunteers ... -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on socially marginalised women: Material and mental health outcomes
Olson, Alexandra; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Orru, Kati; Nero, Kristi; Schieffelers, Abriel; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-06)There is little knowledge about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people who are socially marginalised, including individuals who face barriers when attempting to access services such as social safety nets, the labour ... -
Mechanisms behind COVID-19 scepticism among socially marginalised individuals in Europe
Nero, Kristi; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Olson, Alexandra; Airola, Merja; Savadori, Lucia; Kazemekaityte, Austeja; Lovasz, Gabriella; Kajganovic, Jelena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-08)Homeless and materially disadvantaged people are considered particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. So far, there is no systematic knowledge about how the homeless and materially disadvantaged people perceive the ... -
Resilience in care organisations: challenges in maintaining support for vulnerable people in Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic
Orru, Kati; Nero, Kristi; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Schieffelers, Abriel; Olson, Alexandra; Airola, Merja; Kazemekaityte, Austeja; Lovasz, Gabriella; Scurci, Giuseppe; Ludvigsen, Johanna; de los Rios Pérez, Daniel A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-07)The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged the resilience of care organisations (and those dependent on them), especially when services are stopped or restricted. This study focuses on the experiences of care organisations that ... -
Self-imposed social isolation among clients of social care organisations in the COVID-19 pandemic
Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Orru, Kati; Nero, Kristi; Schieffelers, Abriel; Olson, Alexandra; Ludvigsen, Johanna; Airola, Merja; Savadori, Lucia; Krüger, Marco; Gabel, Friedrich; Hesjevoll, Ingeborg Storesund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-11)Although self-imposed social isolation is an important way of reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection, previous research indicates that this behaviour varies substantially between different groups and individuals. Socially ...