A systematic review of 20 years of crisis and disaster research: Trends and progress

IF 1.9 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI:10.1002/rhc3.12244

J. Wolbers, S. Kuipers, A. Boin

引用次数: 27

Abstract

The field of crisis and disaster studies has proliferated over the past two decades. Attention is bound to grow further as the world negotiates the prolonged challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this review, we provide an overview of the main foci, methods, and research designs employed in the crisis and disaster research fields in the period of 2001-2020. The review documents that the focus and methods used have not changed much over time. Single case studies and exploratory research prevail, the focus has shifted from preparedness to response, and methodological diversity is limited, but gradually increasing. Future challenges are to understand transboundary crisis management and creeping crises. Advancing the field calls for our community to put more effort in drawing lessons beyond the single case to uncover comparable and universal patterns that connect between events or phases, which help to theorize the multifaceted nature of crisis and disaster management.

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20年危机与灾害研究的系统回顾:趋势与进展

在过去二十年中，危机和灾害研究领域激增。随着世界就新冠肺炎大流行的长期挑战进行谈判，人们的关注势必会进一步增加。在这篇综述中，我们概述了2001-2020年期间危机和灾害研究领域的主要焦点、方法和研究设计。审查文件表明，随着时间的推移，所使用的重点和方法没有太大变化。单一案例研究和探索性研究占主导地位，重点已从准备转向应对，方法的多样性有限，但正在逐渐增加。未来的挑战是理解跨界危机管理和蔓延的危机。推进这一领域需要我们的社区付出更多的努力，在单一案例之外吸取教训，以揭示事件或阶段之间的可比和普遍模式，这有助于将危机和灾害管理的多方面性质理论化。

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Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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7.50

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8.60%

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期刊介绍： Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (emergencies, disasters, or public policy/organizational crises) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (RHCPP) addresses the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risk, hazards, and crisis raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications. During unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of RHCPP is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risk,hazards, and crises, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and to what effect. The journal is explicitly designed to encourage a broad range of perspectives by integrating work from a variety of disciplines. The journal will look at social science theory and policy design across the spectrum of risks and crises — including natural and technological hazards, public health crises, terrorism, and societal and environmental disasters. Papers will analyze the ways societies deal with both unpredictable and predictable events as public policy questions, which include topics such as crisis governance, loss and liability, emergency response, agenda setting, and the social and cultural contexts in which hazards, risks and crises are perceived and defined. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy invites dialogue and is open to new approaches. We seek scholarly work that combines academic quality with practical relevance. We especially welcome authors writing on the governance of risk and crises to submit their manuscripts.