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New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres
This book presents a collection of papers discussing especially social factors that support individuals, organizations, markets, and societies confronted with socio-economic crises. The papers were written mainly by international sociologists dealing with social resilience from different viewpoints and offering new theoretical perspectives as well as empirical facts.

Why are so many researchers, politicians, and practitioners thinking and writing about resilience today? Social scientists have started only recently to deal with social resilience in various spheres. Since not long ago, resilience was strongly connected with the question of what makes individuals or ecosystems to overcome threats like disruption, catastrophes, external shocks etc. Thus, a new research perspective on resilience is offered.

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New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres
This book presents a collection of papers discussing especially social factors that support individuals, organizations, markets, and societies confronted with socio-economic crises. The papers were written mainly by international sociologists dealing with social resilience from different viewpoints and offering new theoretical perspectives as well as empirical facts.

Why are so many researchers, politicians, and practitioners thinking and writing about resilience today? Social scientists have started only recently to deal with social resilience in various spheres. Since not long ago, resilience was strongly connected with the question of what makes individuals or ecosystems to overcome threats like disruption, catastrophes, external shocks etc. Thus, a new research perspective on resilience is offered.

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New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres

New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres

New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres

New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres

Overview

This book presents a collection of papers discussing especially social factors that support individuals, organizations, markets, and societies confronted with socio-economic crises. The papers were written mainly by international sociologists dealing with social resilience from different viewpoints and offering new theoretical perspectives as well as empirical facts.

Why are so many researchers, politicians, and practitioners thinking and writing about resilience today? Social scientists have started only recently to deal with social resilience in various spheres. Since not long ago, resilience was strongly connected with the question of what makes individuals or ecosystems to overcome threats like disruption, catastrophes, external shocks etc. Thus, a new research perspective on resilience is offered.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783658133276
Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Publication date: 05/19/2016
Edition description: 1st ed. 2016
Pages: 204
Product dimensions: 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Andrea Maurer is Professor for Sociology at the University of Trier.

Table of Contents

Social Resilience.- Resilience in the Economic and Social Sphere.- Theoretical Concepts.- Empirical Evidence.

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