dc.contributor.author | Rapeli, Merja | |
dc.contributor.author | Cuadra, Carin | |
dc.contributor.author | Dahlberg, Rasmus | |
dc.contributor.author | Björk Eydal, Gudny | |
dc.contributor.author | Hvinden, Bjørn | |
dc.contributor.author | Ómarsdóttir, Ingibjörg Lilja | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-20T10:16:30Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-20T08:02:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-20T10:16:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-08-20T08:02:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-08-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rapeli M, Cuadra, Dahlberg R, Björk Eydal, Hvinden B, Ómarsdóttir IL. Local social services in disaster management: Is there a Nordic Model?. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2017;27:618-624 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2212-4209 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2212-4209 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/6072 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Nordic states have extensive welfare systems in which the local social services are an important component. Despite a growing research on disaster resilience, we lack research examining in systematic way whether and how local social services in the Nordic countries contribute to resilience. Aiming to fill this gap, this article asks whether we can identify a common Nordic model of the role of local social services in disasters, or whether the countries have taken different paths. We use policy documents and legislation to examine the extent to which roles for local social services are embedded in the disaster management systems of the five Nordic countries. We analyze the institutional organization in eachcountry, as well as the models of social services related to disasters from a comparative perspective. We find that the Nordic countries have chosen quite different paths regarding local social services’ role in disaster management and conclude that there is no Nordic model. Another general conclusion is that a more robust position of local social services within the disaster management system might enhance disaster resilience in the Nordic countries as a whole. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction;Volume 27, March 2018 | |
dc.rights | Postprint version of original article released with a CC-NC-ND license. | en |
dc.subject | Social services | en |
dc.subject | Disaster risk management | en |
dc.subject | Emergency management | en |
dc.subject | Contingency planning | en |
dc.subject | Nordic welfare states | en |
dc.title | Local social services in disaster management: Is there a Nordic Model? | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.updated | 2018-02-20T10:16:30Z | |
dc.description.version | acceptedVersion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.07.018 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1491371 | |
dc.source.journal | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction | |