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Mauritian Social Workers’ Perspectives on Disaster Governance in Mauritius

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ID10897551
AuthorsKomalsingh Rambaree (0000-0003-0886-7402, University of Gävle, corresponding author), Brita Backlund Rambaree (0000-0002-7094-7297, University of Gävle)
Year2021
Volume51
Issue5
Pages1585-1604
Publication date2021-07-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjsw/bcab102
OpenAlexW3184198602
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited34

Mauritius, which is a Small Island Developing State with low economic resilience and limited capacity to deal with disasters, is currently trying to recover from two major disasters—COVID-19 and an oil spill caused by a shipwreck. This article aims to explore the Mauritian social workers’ perspectives on the disaster governance in relation to these double disasters. Data were collected from eighteen social workers using web-based/ online interview tools in September 2020. An abductive thematic network method based on governance network theory was used to analyse the collected data with the help of the ATLAS.ti software. In the findings, the perspectives of the respondents on the structures and mechanisms for disaster social work and the factors that affect disaster governance in Mauritius are presented and discussed. This article concludes that there is a lack of organised structures and mechanisms for disaster social work, and there is a need to promote good governance in disaster response in Mauritius

Business · Corporate governance · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Resilience (materials science) · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Work (physics) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Finance

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year2
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5
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