Gaining ‘authority to operate
Student‐led emergent volunteers and established response agencies in the Canterbury earthquakes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7280860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sylvia Nissen (0000-0001-5236-9860, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design Lincoln University Canterbury New Zealand, corresponding author), Sally Carlton (0000-0002-1013-3902, Research Fellow, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design Lincoln University Canterbury New Zealand), Jennifer Wong (0000-0003-2745-2771, University of Canterbury), Jennifer H K Wong (Lecturer, School of Psychology, Speech, and Hearing University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 832-852 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/disa.12496 |
| PMID | 34120355 |
| OpenAlex | W3172429260 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 44 |
There is growing expectation that local volunteers will play a more integrated role in disaster response, yet emergent volunteer groups are often ‘outsiders’ to crisis management. Questions have been raised, therefore, about how emergent groups can forge relationships with established response agencies. This paper analyses how the Student Volunteer Army, as an emergent group, gained ‘authority to operate’ after the earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand, in 2010–11. It traces how the volunteers accrued authority through multiple sources of permission and credibility and demonstrates the possibility for established response agencies and emergent groups to generate impactful and mutually supportive relationships. However, the analysis also points to two interrelated tensions that can arise, regarding the terms by which emergent groups are recognised, and the ‘distance’ considered necessary between the two parties. The discussion considers the implications for inclusiveness, risk, and responsibility of further integrations of emergent volunteers in disaster response
Credibility · Crisis response · Disaster response · Emergency management · Emergency response · Environmental health · Local authority · Medical emergency · Permission · Poison control · Political science · Public relations · Suicide prevention · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |