This bookpresents a collection of papers discussing especially social factors thatsupport individuals, organizations, markets, and societies confronted withsocio-economic crises. The papers were written mainly by internationalsociologists dealing with social resilience from different viewpoints andoffering new theoretical perspectives as well as empirical facts.
Why are somany researchers, politicians, and practitioners thinking and writing aboutresilience today? Social scientists have started only recently to deal withsocial resilience in various spheres. Since not long ago, resilience wasstrongly connected with the question of what makes individuals or ecosystems toovercome threats like disruption, catastrophes, external shocks etc. Thus, anew research perspective on resilience is offered.
Social Resilience.- Resilience in the Economic and Social Sphere.- Theoretical Concepts.- EmpiricalEvidence.
Dr. Andrea Maurer is Professor for Sociology at the University of Trier.
This book presents a collection of papers discussing especially social factors that support individuals, organizations, markets, and societies confronted with socio-economic crises. The papers were written mainly by international sociologists dealing with social resilience from different viewpoints and offering new theoretical perspectives as well as empirical facts.
Why are so many researchers, politicians, and practitioners thinking and writing about resilience today? Social scientists have started only recently to deal with social resilience in various spheres. Since not long ago, resilience was strongly connected with the question of what makes individuals or ecosystems to overcome threats like disruption, catastrophes, external shocks etc. Thus, a new research perspective on resilience is offered.
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