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A project of the Life Itself Sensemaking Studio supported by Garrison Institute International

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The word ‘resilience’ is often used as if it has a universal meaning, but its definition varies across disciplines and approaches (Reid & Botterill, 2013). A broad distinction can be made between its application in psychology, healthcare and organisational development, where it tends to relate to the health and functioning of individuals and groups, and its application in systemic disciplines like disaster management, sustainability science, urban planning and economics, where it tends to largely concern physical or structural entities and processes. A core aim of this wiki is to close the rift that generally persists between these applications; the psychological discourse could be more impactful with a systemic lens, whilst societal approaches would benefit from a more holistic view that better integrates inner and outer dimensions of human systems.

What do we mean by ‘resilience’?

How is ‘societal resilience’ defined and studied?

What does ‘psycho-social’ mean in this context?

Disaster, crisis & collapse: why is societal resilience necessary?

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