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Defining social equity in emergency management

A critical first step in the nexus

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ID6359953
AuthorsJason D Rivera (0000-0001-6853-615X, John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York New York USA, corresponding author), Claire Connolly Knox (0000-0002-2149-6856, University of Central Florida Orlando Florida USA)
Year2022
Volume83
Issue5
Pages1170-1185
Publication date2022-10-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13574
OpenAlexW4307714390
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited77

The conceptualization of social equity in public administration and emergency management has been subjective to the user of the term. While the vagueness of the concept provides fertile grounds for intellectual debate, the failure to arrive at a single and formal definition leads to confusion and an inability to measure it as a programmatic or policy goal. For emergency management, how scholars define social equity within research is profoundly important for assessing and making recommendations related to governmental practices that have social equity as its guiding principle. To address this detrimental definitional situation, this research analyzes 15 years of social equity related peer‐reviewed articles in highly ranked emergency management journals. This manuscript concludes with a proposed working definition of social equity, recommendations to measure the concept, and a discussion of its implications for future research and practice

Business · Conceptualization · Confusion · Equity (law · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Psychology

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Unique citing works25
Citations per year6,25
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25

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