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| Hayward, Bronwyn Mary; School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Sustainable Lifestyles Research Group, University of Surrey, UK; Voices of the Future, University of Oslo, Norway; bronwyn.hayward@canterbury.ac.nz. |
| Resilience has emerged as a policy response in an era of public concern about disasters and risks that include fear of terrorism and environmental or economic catastrophe. Resilience is both a refreshing and a problematic concept. It is refreshing in that it creates new opportunities for interdisciplinary research and vividly reminds us that the material world matters in our social lives, political economy, and urban planning. However, the concept of resilience is also problematic. Widespread, uncritical calls for greater resilience in response to environmental, economic, and social challenges often obscure significant questions of political power. In particular, we may ask, resilience of what, and for whom? My reflection here was written in the... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Citizenship; Earthquake; Political agency; Resilience social justice. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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