• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 – ...
    • A critical appraisal of individual social capital in crisis response 

      Morsut, Claudia; Kuran, Christian Henrik Alexander; Kruke, Bjørn Ivar; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Orru, Kati; Hansson, Sten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-30)
    • 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 ...
    • Less is more? Why do we find less severe mental and material impact of COVID-19 among the most marginalised and homeless in countries with lower welfare spending? 

      Orru, Kati; Naevestad, Tor-Olav; Siimsen, Ingeliis; de los Rios Pérez, Daniel Alejandro; Egner, Lars Even (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-21)
      The study examines how various policy approaches in countries may have influenced the material and mental well-being outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic among marginalised groups and people experiencing homelessness in Europe. ...
    • 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 ...
    • The three A's of social capital in crises: Challenges with the availability, accessibility and activatability of social support 

      Schobert, Maira; Orru, Kati; Gabel, Friedrich; Nero, Kristi; Windsheimer, Peter; Klaos, Margo; Nævestad, Tor-Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-28)
      Social capital has become a major factor for analysing vulnerabilities and resilience in the context of disaster studies in recent years. Usually, it is studied along its three forms of bonding, bridging, and linking social ...
    • 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 ...