• Challenges Associated with Creeping Disasters in Disaster Risk Science and Practice: Considering Disaster Onset Dynamics 

      Staupe-Delgado, Reidar; Rubin, Olivier (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-12)
      In this article, we set out to reconcile a general conceptualization of disaster temporalities by drawing on the epitome example of a creeping disaster, namely famine. Our argument is driven by the recognition that slowly manifesting disaster impacts pose distinct challenges for decision makers and researchers while there is a tendency for the disaster literature to overlook the role of disaster ...
    • The challenges experts face during creeping crises: the curse of complacency 

      Zaman, Ahmad Wesal; Rubin, Olivier; Staupe, Reidar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-05)
      The policy literature has generally conceptualised crises as urgent public threats with clearly demarcated ‘focusing events’. Consequently, most studies have identified the main challenges faced by expert agencies involved in evidence-based policymaking as managing uncertainty, time pressure and communication. However, less focus has been devoted to analysing the concrete challenges faced by expert ...
    • What makes an acute emergency? Temporal manifestation patterns and global health emergencies 

      Staupe, Reidar; Rubin, Olivier (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-09)
      In this article, we consider the role that onset patterns play in shaping how acute global events are taken to be, drawing on illustrative cases from the field of global health emergencies. We identify four temporal manifestation patterns that we argue display distinct political dynamics. First, an emergent onset pattern (e.g. the H1N1 health emergency), with political dynamics dominated by ...