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NEW PAPER is out in @DisasterPrevenM! @KsChmutina and I have been cooking up this theory of #vulnerability for #disasterstudies over the past few years and you may have heard us talk about bits and pieces on @DisastersDecon. A š§µ of some key points.
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We challenge the limited and overwhelmingly negative connotation associated with vulnerability in relation to disasters, and people dealing with risk. It's a product of our own reflective process, as we search for liberatory potential in a concept we have used uncritically.
In disaster studies, vulnerability is often used to portray certain groups as fundamentally weak and in need of protection. However, this can reinforce inequalities and paternalistic norms.
