Alexandra Olson
Biographic Data
| ID | 978585 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Olson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Olson |
| SIGNATURE | OLSON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-0647-3297 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Strengthening all-of-society approaches for disaster resilient societies through competency building
The increasing frequency of disasters, alongside the recent COVID-19 pandemic, climate emergency, and ongoing/new crises including conflicts and their disproportionate impacts on many communities, all point towards the cascading, multidimensional, and systemic nature of risks. In the wake of this ever-changing risk landscape, it is paramount to adopt multi-sectoral, multidisciplinary risk reduction, preparedness, and adaptation approaches, which …
Parables of resilience
Resilience is the trailblazing saviour of contemporary social and political life. Politicians, scientists, self-help experts, public school administrators, military officials, and psychologists increasingly tout resilience-building as the only rational solution to a twenty-first-century world of unprecedented uncertainty. The underlying (pessimistic) promise of resilience is that people, and by extension global systems, can not only survive but f…
Socio-economic outcomes of Covid-19 on the marginalised
This article aims to examine the socioeconomic outcomes of COVID-19 for socially marginalised people who are clients of social care organisations (e.g. people experiencing homelessness), and the factors influencing these outcomes. We tested the role of individual and socio-structural variables in determining socioeconomic outcomes based on a cross-sectional survey with 273 participants from eight European countries and 32 interviews and five work…
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on socially marginalised women
Care organisations role as intermediaries between the authorities and the marginalised in crisis management
Social service providers work to alleviate social disadvantages, which may particularly loom during crises. These organisations have a close understanding of the needs of their clients. However, this knowledge is rarely taken into account in tailoring crisis measures, which may lead to increased vulnerability and create additional suffering. In this paper, we take a novel look at the role of care organisations as intermediaries between their clie…
How do we know vulnerability when we see it? An approach to integrating ethical reflections into empirical disaster research
Mechanisms behind Covid-19 scepticism among socially marginalised individuals in Europe
Homeless and materially disadvantaged people are considered particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. So far, there is no systematic knowledge about how the homeless and materially disadvantaged people perceive the risks of COVID-19 and what factors influence the development of sceptical views and underestimation of dangers posed by the virus. The aim of our study is therefore to: (1) Explore COVID-19 risk perception of socially marginalised…
The engagement of informal volunteers in disaster management in Europe
Informal volunteering is increasingly important in disaster management, but authorities remain cautious about collaborating with informal volunteers. Relatively little is known about the extent to which informal volunteers are integrated into European disaster management systems. We try to remedy this gap by examining Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Estonia, focusing on (1) the policies and institutional arrangement…
Self-imposed social isolation among clients of social care organisations in the Covid-19 pandemic
Although self-imposed social isolation is an important way of reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection, previous research indicates that this behaviour varies substantially between different groups and individuals. Socially marginalized people are generally less involved in protective health behaviours, but there are few studies of their COVID-19 protective behaviours. The aims of the paper are therefore to: 1) compare self-imposed social isolatio…
Left Feminists Across Generations
Judith: Laura, you were my first women’s studies professor. I will never forget the special kindness of you coming to pick me up at my college and driving me to Lehigh for your morning class with A
Resilience in care organisations
The Covid‐19 pandemic has challenged the resilience of care organisations (and those dependent on them), especially when services are stopped or restricted. This study focuses on the experiences of care organisations that offer services to individuals in highly precarious situations in 10 European countries. It is based on 32 qualitative interviews and three workshops with managers and staff. The four key types of organisations reviewed largely h…
Toni Morrison and political theory
Antiracism
The past few years of United States life under a perilous Trump presidency have ushered in a proliferation of books investigating institutionalized racism and white supremacy, including the newly p
A Post-Parsimonious Proposition
This article is at once a critique, a challenge, and a risk, first in the form of instructive parody, moving on to engage more seriously with the critique of “parsimonious” social science embedded within it, and finally suggesting ways to embrace and advance a legacy of new political science. Employing satire, the article begins by outlining the various methods within the field of mainstream political science currently being used to tackle the (i…
Resilience in care organisations
The Covid‐19 pandemic has challenged the resilience of care organisations (and those dependent on them), especially when services are stopped or restricted. This study focuses on the experiences of care organisations that offer services to individuals in highly precarious situations in 10 European countries. It is based on 32 qualitative interviews and three workshops with managers and staff. The four key types of organisations reviewed largely h…
Antiracism
The past few years of United States life under a perilous Trump presidency have ushered in a proliferation of books investigating institutionalized racism and white supremacy, including the newly p
Mechanisms behind Covid-19 scepticism among socially marginalised individuals in Europe
Homeless and materially disadvantaged people are considered particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. So far, there is no systematic knowledge about how the homeless and materially disadvantaged people perceive the risks of COVID-19 and what factors influence the development of sceptical views and underestimation of dangers posed by the virus. The aim of our study is therefore to: (1) Explore COVID-19 risk perception of socially marginalised…
A Post-Parsimonious Proposition
This article is at once a critique, a challenge, and a risk, first in the form of instructive parody, moving on to engage more seriously with the critique of “parsimonious” social science embedded within it, and finally suggesting ways to embrace and advance a legacy of new political science. Employing satire, the article begins by outlining the various methods within the field of mainstream political science currently being used to tackle the (i…
Antiracism
The past few years of United States life under a perilous Trump presidency have ushered in a proliferation of books investigating institutionalized racism and white supremacy, including the newly p
Toni Morrison and political theory
Left Feminists Across Generations
Judith: Laura, you were my first women’s studies professor. I will never forget the special kindness of you coming to pick me up at my college and driving me to Lehigh for your morning class with A
Resilience in care organisations
The Covid‐19 pandemic has challenged the resilience of care organisations (and those dependent on them), especially when services are stopped or restricted. This study focuses on the experiences of care organisations that offer services to individuals in highly precarious situations in 10 European countries. It is based on 32 qualitative interviews and three workshops with managers and staff. The four key types of organisations reviewed largely h…
The engagement of informal volunteers in disaster management in Europe
Informal volunteering is increasingly important in disaster management, but authorities remain cautious about collaborating with informal volunteers. Relatively little is known about the extent to which informal volunteers are integrated into European disaster management systems. We try to remedy this gap by examining Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Estonia, focusing on (1) the policies and institutional arrangement…
Self-imposed social isolation among clients of social care organisations in the Covid-19 pandemic
Although self-imposed social isolation is an important way of reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection, previous research indicates that this behaviour varies substantially between different groups and individuals. Socially marginalized people are generally less involved in protective health behaviours, but there are few studies of their COVID-19 protective behaviours. The aims of the paper are therefore to: 1) compare self-imposed social isolatio…
Socio-economic outcomes of Covid-19 on the marginalised
This article aims to examine the socioeconomic outcomes of COVID-19 for socially marginalised people who are clients of social care organisations (e.g. people experiencing homelessness), and the factors influencing these outcomes. We tested the role of individual and socio-structural variables in determining socioeconomic outcomes based on a cross-sectional survey with 273 participants from eight European countries and 32 interviews and five work…
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on socially marginalised women
Care organisations role as intermediaries between the authorities and the marginalised in crisis management
Social service providers work to alleviate social disadvantages, which may particularly loom during crises. These organisations have a close understanding of the needs of their clients. However, this knowledge is rarely taken into account in tailoring crisis measures, which may lead to increased vulnerability and create additional suffering. In this paper, we take a novel look at the role of care organisations as intermediaries between their clie…
How do we know vulnerability when we see it? An approach to integrating ethical reflections into empirical disaster research
Mechanisms behind Covid-19 scepticism among socially marginalised individuals in Europe
Homeless and materially disadvantaged people are considered particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. So far, there is no systematic knowledge about how the homeless and materially disadvantaged people perceive the risks of COVID-19 and what factors influence the development of sceptical views and underestimation of dangers posed by the virus. The aim of our study is therefore to: (1) Explore COVID-19 risk perception of socially marginalised…
Parables of resilience
Resilience is the trailblazing saviour of contemporary social and political life. Politicians, scientists, self-help experts, public school administrators, military officials, and psychologists increasingly tout resilience-building as the only rational solution to a twenty-first-century world of unprecedented uncertainty. The underlying (pessimistic) promise of resilience is that people, and by extension global systems, can not only survive but f…
Strengthening all-of-society approaches for disaster resilient societies through competency building
The increasing frequency of disasters, alongside the recent COVID-19 pandemic, climate emergency, and ongoing/new crises including conflicts and their disproportionate impacts on many communities, all point towards the cascading, multidimensional, and systemic nature of risks. In the wake of this ever-changing risk landscape, it is paramount to adopt multi-sectoral, multidisciplinary risk reduction, preparedness, and adaptation approaches, which …
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (4 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (4 works)