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View article: Mitigating vulnerabilities with social media: A cross‐national study of European disaster managers' practices
Mitigating vulnerabilities with social media: A cross‐national study of European disaster managers' practices Open
In this article, we provide an overview of the ways in which disaster managers in eight European countries use social media to mitigate people's vulnerability to hazards. Our document analysis and 95 expert interviews in Germany, Italy, Be…
View article: European emergency managers on social media: institutional arrangements and guidelines
European emergency managers on social media: institutional arrangements and guidelines Open
Purpose This paper offers an empirical overview of European emergency managers' institutional arrangements and guidelines for using social media in risk and crisis communication. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected and analys…
View article: Approaches to ‘vulnerability’ in eight European disaster management systems
Approaches to ‘vulnerability’ in eight European disaster management systems Open
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 disaster management. T…
View article: COVID-19 information disorder: six types of harmful information during the pandemic in Europe
COVID-19 information disorder: six types of harmful information during the pandemic in Europe Open
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 – all around the worl…
View article: Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective
Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective Open
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 of exposure to h…