Understanding Citizen Response to Disasters with Implications for Terrorism

Perry, Ronald W.; Lindell, Michael K.

doi:10.1111/1468-5973.1102001

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“…Civil society's behaviour in the face of crises is the subject of popular perceptions and myths, which a number of researchers have attempted to deconstruct (Drabek & McEntire, 2003;Dynes, 1983Dynes, , 1994Helsloot & Ruitenberg, 2004;Perry & Lindell, 2003b;Quarantelli, 1988;Tierney, 2003). As early as the 1960s, the sociologist Allen Barton (1969) was one of the first to introduce the notion of an "emergency social system" to convey the adaptive response of communities towards disasters likely to affect them.…”

Section: Framework For a Diagnosis Regarding The Behaviour Of Civil Smentioning

confidence: 99%

A Diagnostic Method for the Study of Disaster Management: A Review of Fundamentals and Practices

Lalonde¹

2012

Approaches to Managing Disaster - Assessing Hazards, Emergencies and Disaster Impacts

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Section: Framework For a Diagnosis Regarding The Behaviour Of Civil Smentioning

confidence: 99%

A Diagnostic Method for the Study of Disaster Management: A Review of Fundamentals and Practices

Lalonde¹

2012

Approaches to Managing Disaster - Assessing Hazards, Emergencies and Disaster Impacts

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“…Many papers have been published on the topic of human behaviour during disasters and emergencies (e.g. [2][3][4]). The main objective is to resolve and to elucidate the misunderstandings about human behaviour during those emergencies that are reportedly confused with irrational and rather improper reactions.…”

Section: Citizens' Behaviour During Emergency Situationsmentioning

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“…The citizens are first on the scene and respond to and rescue individuals. In addition, they also protect the property from being further destroyed [2].…”

Section: Citizens' Behaviour During Emergency Situationsmentioning

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The role of citizens in emergency management systems in the Czech Republic

Řeháček¹,

Dlabka²,

Baudišová³

et al. 2015

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Safety is one of the major priorities in European society. In order to ensure a better quality of life and to remain proactive even during emergencies, effective risk management is needed. Current trends clearly indicate a shift from a passive role of citizens as recipients of help to empowerment and effective self-protection. This paper aims to provide insights into the present state of citizen engagement in the risk management systems within the field of civil protection in the Czech Republic. An analysis of citizens' roles has been conducted and the deficiencies of the current system are discussed along with the identification of possibilities for improvement. Results indicate that the citizen's role within the Czech Republic emergency management system is rather ambiguous. On a theoretical level, stated in the strategy policy guidelines, citizens are perceived as an integral part of the system and, as such, should be empowered to self-protection. But practical implementation leads us to the conclusion that citizens are rather subjects of rescue, passive recipients of help from the side of trained professionals and the major focus is still concentrated on the public authority bodies rather than on citizens. This ambiguous state is particularly visible within the risk communication efforts and the future implications should be discussed further.

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“…Досадашња социолошка истраживања колективног понашања током ката-строфе указују на просоцијално, кооперативно, помагачко и алтруистичко по-нашање као доминантан одговор на претећу ситуацију (Argothy 2003;Perry & Lindell, 2003;Helsloot & Ruitenberg, 2004;Sasson, Knobler, Aviel & Goldberg, 2012). Штавише, грађани су се показали као најефикаснији кадар у кризним си-туацијама и највећи број живота спасу управо "обични" људи (Helsloot & Ruitenberg, 2004;Penner, Dovidio, Piliavin, & Schroeder, 2005).…”

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“…Дајнс (Dynes, 1994) ову појаву назива "ситуационим алтруизмом". Ал-труизам и просоцијално деловање очекивана су појава у кризним ситуацијама и одражавају промену друштвених вредности у тешким временима (Perry & Lindell, 2003). Током кризне ситуације у оквиру заједнице долази до консензу-са око приоритетних вредности и успоставља се скуп норми који подстиче чла-нове заједнице на алтруистичко поступање (O'Brien & Mileti, 1992).…”

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