What Methods Do Social Scientists Use to Study Disasters? An Analysis of the Social Science Extreme Events Research Network

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ID4878869
AutoresLori Peek (0000-0002-8108-6605, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA, autor correspondente), Heather Champeau (0000-0001-7519-6712, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA), Joe Austin (0000-0003-1622-0529, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA), Mason Mathews (Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA), Mason Clay Mathews (0000-0002-9695-5316, Arizona State University), Haorui Wu (0000-0002-6314-0452, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Ano2020
Volume64
Fascículo8
Páginas1066-1094
Data de publicação2020-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764220938105
OpenAlexW3048970430
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas22
Referências citadas41

Methods matter. They influence what we know and who we come to know about in the context of hazards and disasters. Research methods are of profound importance to the scholarly advancement of the field and, accordingly, a growing number of publications focus on research methods and ethical practices associated with the study of extreme events. Still, notable gaps exist. The National Science Foundation-funded Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) network was formed, in part, to respond to the need for more specific information about the status and expertise of the social science hazards and disaster research workforce. Drawing on data from 1,013 SSEER members located across five United Nations (UN) regions, this article reports on the demographic characteristics of SSEER researchers; provides a novel inventory of methods used by social science hazards and disaster researchers; and explores how methodological approaches vary by specific researcher attributes including discipline, professional status, researcher type based on level of involvement in the field, hazard/disaster type studied, and disaster phase studied. The results have implications for training, mentoring, and workforce development initiatives geared toward ensuring that a diverse next generation of social science researchers is prepared to study the root causes and social consequences of disasters

Context (archaeology) · Disaster research · Emergency management · Engineering ethics · Geography · Hazard · Management · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Workforce · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research