• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...