Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 31 Issue 2

Guest editorial: Emerging voices and pathways to inclusive disaster studies

Eefje Hendriks, Laura Marlene Kmoch, Femke Mulder, Ricardo Fuentealba

“System aisa hi hai” – exploring local researchers' perspective on barriers toward conducting locally relevant disaster research

Manomita Das

The paper explores why local disaster scholars often fail to put the needs of local people at the centre of their research. Specifically, it explores two questions: (1) why local…

Cross-country use of participatory research methods in practice to enhance inclusive decision-making

Sneha Krishnan, Robert Soden, Bhen Aguihon, Rongkun Liu, Pradip Khatiwada

Rethinking participation in disaster research and practice could be facilitated when practitioners are provided with opportunities to pause and reflect deeply on their work…

Giving voice to the voiceless: connecting graduate students with high school students by incubating DRR plans through participatory mapping

Miguel Angel Trejo-Rangel, Adriano Mota Ferreira, Victor Marchezini, Daniel Andres Rodriguez, Melissa da Silva Oliveira, Daniel Messias dos Santos

The purpose of this study is to encourage graduate students to facilitate a participatory mapping activity with high school students, to have their voices heard in the disaster…

Child participation in disaster resilience education: potential impact on child mental well-being

Revathi Nuggehalli Krishna, Caroline Spencer, Kevin Ronan, Eva Alisic

Children can play an active and valuable role to minimise disaster risks and vulnerabilities. Yet, peer-reviewed literature on child participation in Disaster Resilience Education…

Rural cooperatives in disaster risk reduction and management: contributions and challenges

Abner Lawangen

This paper is to contribute to addressing the knowledge gap on the roles of rural cooperatives in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).

Towards meaningful participation in humanitarian studies: co-researching with persons with disabilities in Central Sulawesi

Chrysant Lily Kusumowardoyo, Husna Yuni Wulansari

This paper presents the experience of co-researching with persons with disabilities in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) humanitarian programming using participatory methods…

Bridging the divide: understanding collaborative action in disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction through socio-cultural activity theory

Pradytia P. Pertiwi

This paper presents a methodological reflection on the use of socio-cultural activity theory (SCAT) as a framework to understand collaborative action and problem-solving between…