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Public seminar at UC Louvain's ISPOLE Institut, 1 June 2015: Jonathan Joseph (Sheffield) discusse... more Public seminar at UC Louvain's ISPOLE Institut, 1 June 2015: Jonathan Joseph (Sheffield) discusses the rise of the concept of resilience in international interventionism and links it to neoliberal forms of governance-at-a-distance. His talk focuses on the case study of UK and the EU's ECHO. Kristian Krieger (Louvain) wonders whether the rise of resilience is connected to mass democratization and increased scrutiny of the state. More information: http://krkrieger.wix.com/kriegerk#!blog/catc
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Policy tools: CBRN Risk Communication Manuals
The public’s reaction to incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN)... more The public’s reaction to incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) hazards will have a significant impact on the overall effectiveness of the professional response. This booklet provides scientifically tested guidance and information designed to make CBRN-related responses more effective by improving emergency responders’ knowledge of why, what, and how to
communicate with members of the public about CBRN hazards.
Who is it for? This booklet is for organisations and individuals responsible for communicating orengaging with members of the public during contamination incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) hazards. This information would be useful for emergency responders (and non-specialised staff) from all emergency services (police, fire and ambulance), public health authorities, hospital staff, non-state organisations involved in emergency response (e.g. Red Cross, conference centre security staff), and others.
For what purpose? This information booklet helps emergency responders to effectively engage with members of the public about CBRN incidents, in particular through appropriate communication. Th response of members of the public to incidents involving CBRN hazards has a significant impact on the overall effectiveness of the professional response to such events. Public engagement before, during and after a CBRN incident can increase levels of public preparedness by creating a shared and improved understanding of CBRN incidents and the likely response to such incidents by members of the public. An improved understanding of CBRN incidents and emergency response procedures can increase the
likelihood of members of the public becoming active partners in the emergency response process,
resulting in improved health outcomes.
What is in it? This information booklet improves engagement with members of the public by improving the emergency responders’ knowledge of what, how and why to communicate with members of the public about CBRN incidents.
Specifically, the booklet sheds light on:
• Public understanding of CBRN threats
• Public behaviour in response to CBRN incidents
• Public information needs in relation to CBRN incident emergency response procedures
• Public engagement and communication preferences in relation to CBRN incidents and procedures
• What emergency responders can do to effectively engage with members of the public whilst still prioritising the practical and logistical aspects of the response
How to use it? This information booklet provides insight and guidance into public responses to CBRN incidents. The booklet is designed to facilitate engagement with the public. This booklet can be:
• Used as a stand-alone document or – most effectively – in combination with the public information
booklet (go to www.practice-fp7-security.eu).
• Distributed to staff and partner organisations responsible for responding to CBRN incidents.
• Displayed in hard copy or made available on the websites of emergency response organisations,
local authorities and other institutions.
When to use it? This information booklet is designed for use in the preparatory and response phases of CBRN incidents. In the preparatory phase, this booklet can help prioritise long-term training needs and efforts. In the response phase, the booklet can help ensure that key messages are effectively
communicated to members of the public.
We are happy to provide our tools for free when used by academic institutions, public sector emergency response organisations, government and public sector health organisations, schools, and charitable organisations. These organisations will need to cover the costs of adaptation and printing. In light of our public funding, the commercial use of the product by third parties is not allowed without our explicit consent. All parties should seek guidance from KCL as the information contained within the products is UK-based and will, potentially, need to undergo adaptation. We must be cited in all instances when our products are used.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 261728.
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This booklet can be used by members of the public and organisations involved in communicating wit... more This booklet can be used by members of the public and organisations involved in communicating with members of the public about emergency situations involving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) hazards.
Who is it for? This booklet contains general information for members of the public to help them understand emergency response procedures.
For what purpose? This booklet has been designed to inform people about emergency procedures used during CBRN incidents. If people understand these processes they will be better able to help themselves and their families during a
CBRN incident. Research has shown that the emergency response process can be made more efficient and effective if the emergency services and members of the
public work together.
What is in it? The information provided improves the public understanding of:
• Rare but potentially harmful incidents involving CBRN hazards
• The stages of a typical CBRN response
• Which emergency response organisations would typically get involved in a CBRN response
How to use it? This booklet can be distributed to households, GP surgeries, and more in hard copy. It can also be displayed on the websites of emergency response organisations, local authorities, and other institutions.
When to use it? This booklet is principally designed to educate the public before an incident occurs. However, parts of it may be used and adapted to inform the members
of the public during an incident. An additional information booklet for emergency response organisations is also available. The responder booklet provides additional information about what, how and why to communicate with
members of the public.
Important disclaimer: The information
contained in this booklet is currently UK specific. Please note that it is important to adapt it to your local cultural and
institutional environment.
We are happy to provide our tools for free when used by academic institutions, public sector emergency response organisations, government and public sector health organisations, schools, and charitable organisations. These organisations will need to cover the costs of adaptation and printing. In light of our public funding, the commercial use of the product by third parties is not allowed without our explicit consent. All parties should seek guidance from KCL as the information contained within the products is UK-based and will, potentially, need to undergo adaptation. We must be cited in all instances when our products are used.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 261728.
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Papers: Public responses to CBRN
Environment International
This paper discusses the management of public responses to incidents involving chemical, biologic... more This paper discusses the management of public responses to incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials (CBRN). Given the extraordinary technical and operational challenges of a response to a CBRN release including, but not limited to, hazard detection and identification, casualty decontamination and multi-agency co-ordination, it is not surprising that public psychological and behavioural responses to such incidents have received limited attention by scholars and practitioners alike. As a result, a lack of understanding about the role of the public in effective emergency response constitutes a major gap in research and practice. This limitation must be addressed as a CBRN release has the potential to have wide-reaching psychological and behavioural impacts which, in turn, impact upon public morbidity and mortality rates. This paper addresses a number of key issues: why public responses matter; how responses have been conceptualised by practitioners; what factors have been identified as influencing public responses to a CBRN release and similar extreme events, and what further analysis is needed in order to generate a better understanding of public responses to inform the management of public responses to a CBRN release.
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International Review of Psychiatry, 2007
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The European Security and Defence Union
How risk communication can improve public responses to CBRN incidents
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Quantitative and qualitative data collected through different methods (surveys, focus groups, cul... more Quantitative and qualitative data collected through different methods (surveys, focus groups, cultural probe technique, elite interviews) during the EU-FP7-funded PRACTICE project enabled researchers to address the following research questions:
How do members of the public respond emotionally and behaviourally to incidents involving
CBRN hazards?
What factors explain the emotional and behavioural responses of members of the public to
CBRN incidents?
Are public responses uniform? How and why do they vary?
What kind of public response do emergency response professionals expect in case of a CBRN
incident?
What assumptions about public behaviour, knowledge and needs inform the emergency
professional’s expectations regarding the public response?
Are these professional expectations shared across EU member states?
How can the public response be improved?
How can professional expectations become better informed?
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PRACTICE Research Report, 2012
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Insurance is a key mechanism through which societies have been managing risks for centuries. For ... more Insurance is a key mechanism through which societies have been managing risks for centuries. For some, insurance is an efficient mechanism for risk management providing both regulation of risk-increasing behaviours and compensation for material damages. Others, in particular Ulrich Beck, have pointed to limits to insurability on the basis of the scale of damages and the complexity of contemporary risk. This paper engages with the question about the role of insurance in governing complex risks by describing and explaining the variable performance of flood insurance schemes in Germany and the UK against key risk governance objectives, namely, financial recovery and risk reduction. Drawing on in-depth empirical research, the paper argues that the mixed performance of flood insurance against governance objectives is shaped by the specific political, institutional and politico-economic context in which flood insurance schemes are embedded. Specifically, relations and interactions between state and private flood insurers, as well as past and present market conditions, shape how private insurance evolves, is organized, and facilitates or impedes financial recovery and risk reduction. The findings of this research provide important insights as to the limit, variety and implications of insurance as a governance mechanism for addressing contemporary risks.
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In the face of an unprecedented climate crisis, uncertainties over both the frequency and the mag... more In the face of an unprecedented climate crisis, uncertainties over both the frequency and the magnitude of extreme weather events are positioning the development of scientific and political responses to flood hazards as pivotal to adaptation strategies. While floods are generally understood to be the results of hydro-meteorological processes, their physical nature is also hiding some wider theoretical and practical dimensions that are intrinsically social. In turn, those dimensions unveil floods as social 'revealers', capable of exhibiting the central role played by the fusion between science and politics in defining regimes of risk-based flood governance. From the emergence of numerical weather predictions to the increasing sophistication of meteorological and hydrological predictions, the age-old threat of flooding is increasingly viewed through a distinctively modern lens, which ultimately aims at organising, producing and securing futures by the consolidation of resilient societies. In spite of the considerable research efforts and resources invested in science and risk assessment instruments to underpin a more anticipatory and adaptive strategy to flooding, it is important to recognise that both science and risk politics are framing our capacity to engage with new forms of hazards that cannot be measured or quantified.
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Regulation & Governance
Risk-based governance is argued by many to hold the promise of a more rational and efficient stat... more Risk-based governance is argued by many to hold the promise of a more rational and efficient state, by making explicit the limitations of state interventions and focusing finite resources on those targets where probable damage is greatest. This paper challenges the assumption that risk-based governance has the potential for universal and uniform application, by comparing contemporary flood management in Germany and England. On first inspection, flooding appears to be a paradigmatic case of risk colonizing European policy discourses, with the traditional notion of flood defense giving way to flood risk management in the context of climate change, increasingly frequent flood disasters, political and cost pressures on flood protection, and publicly available European-wide flood assessments. Drawing on in-depth empirical research, this paper shows how the role, and even the definition, of “risk” is institutionally shaped, and how the respective institutional environments of German and English flood management practices impede and promote risk colonization. In particular, the use and conceptualizations of risk in governance are variously promoted, filtered, or constrained by the administrative procedures, structures, and political expectations embedded within flood management and wider polities of each country. The findings of this research are important for the design and implementation of supranational policies and regulations that endorse risk-based approaches, such as the recent EU Flood Directive, as well as scholarly debate as to how to legitimately define the limits of governance in the face of uncertainty and accountability pressures.
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The next United Nations Climate Change conference (COP24) is due to be held in Poland in December... more The next United Nations Climate Change conference (COP24) is due to be held in Poland in December. With the negotiations just a few weeks away, an updated EU strategy for greenhouse gas reduction almost finalised, and a new European Commission set to take office next year, Kristian Krieger examines the impact of energy transition policies in Europe. He explains that energy transition is not only about technological choices, but also entails important ethical and political decisions. He argues that these policies and measures can best be assessed through an energy justice lens.
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This book chapter discusses the varying effects of major nuclear accidents on nuclear energy poli... more This book chapter discusses the varying effects of major nuclear accidents on nuclear energy policies in different countries.
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Across the European Union, populist parties and right-wing movements are challenging established ... more Across the European Union, populist parties and right-wing movements are challenging established governments, while the institutions of Brussels are confronted by increasing and highly mediatized Euroscepticism. We argue that the energy sector may hold some unexpected solutions to at least part of the problem. In particular, the emergence of energy cooperatives can be seen as a response to some of the same disempowerment and frustration of citizens. By encouraging isolated consumers into communities of energy producers, distributers and users, these developments create opportunities for better understandings of how institutions can, in some cases, address some of the causes and manifestations of right-wing populism.
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Environmental Politics, 2010
Why do some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) use partnerships with the corporate sector as a... more Why do some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) use partnerships with the corporate sector as a tool to achieve their environmental objectives whilst others do not? The potential of NGOs to enter into partnerships depends on their organisational resources and structures, their values, ideas and attitudes. This hypothesis is explored in the case of Britain's NGOs and their potential for engagement with the energy industry. Empirical data on the characteristics of NGOs and their attitudes towards partnerships and existing engagement with business were collected through a questionnaire-based survey and semi-structured interviews. Three clusters of NGOs were identified and linked to different patterns of engagement. The findings are relevant for critically reviewing claims that NGO-business-partnerships offer effective solutions to environmental problems, have the potential to substitute for governmental regulation and may contribute to accomplishing a more sustainable society.
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Policy tools: CBRN Risk Communication Manuals
communicate with members of the public about CBRN hazards.
Who is it for? This booklet is for organisations and individuals responsible for communicating orengaging with members of the public during contamination incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) hazards. This information would be useful for emergency responders (and non-specialised staff) from all emergency services (police, fire and ambulance), public health authorities, hospital staff, non-state organisations involved in emergency response (e.g. Red Cross, conference centre security staff), and others.
For what purpose? This information booklet helps emergency responders to effectively engage with members of the public about CBRN incidents, in particular through appropriate communication. Th response of members of the public to incidents involving CBRN hazards has a significant impact on the overall effectiveness of the professional response to such events. Public engagement before, during and after a CBRN incident can increase levels of public preparedness by creating a shared and improved understanding of CBRN incidents and the likely response to such incidents by members of the public. An improved understanding of CBRN incidents and emergency response procedures can increase the
likelihood of members of the public becoming active partners in the emergency response process,
resulting in improved health outcomes.
What is in it? This information booklet improves engagement with members of the public by improving the emergency responders’ knowledge of what, how and why to communicate with members of the public about CBRN incidents.
Specifically, the booklet sheds light on:
• Public understanding of CBRN threats
• Public behaviour in response to CBRN incidents
• Public information needs in relation to CBRN incident emergency response procedures
• Public engagement and communication preferences in relation to CBRN incidents and procedures
• What emergency responders can do to effectively engage with members of the public whilst still prioritising the practical and logistical aspects of the response
How to use it? This information booklet provides insight and guidance into public responses to CBRN incidents. The booklet is designed to facilitate engagement with the public. This booklet can be:
• Used as a stand-alone document or – most effectively – in combination with the public information
booklet (go to www.practice-fp7-security.eu).
• Distributed to staff and partner organisations responsible for responding to CBRN incidents.
• Displayed in hard copy or made available on the websites of emergency response organisations,
local authorities and other institutions.
When to use it? This information booklet is designed for use in the preparatory and response phases of CBRN incidents. In the preparatory phase, this booklet can help prioritise long-term training needs and efforts. In the response phase, the booklet can help ensure that key messages are effectively
communicated to members of the public.
We are happy to provide our tools for free when used by academic institutions, public sector emergency response organisations, government and public sector health organisations, schools, and charitable organisations. These organisations will need to cover the costs of adaptation and printing. In light of our public funding, the commercial use of the product by third parties is not allowed without our explicit consent. All parties should seek guidance from KCL as the information contained within the products is UK-based and will, potentially, need to undergo adaptation. We must be cited in all instances when our products are used.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 261728.
Who is it for? This booklet contains general information for members of the public to help them understand emergency response procedures.
For what purpose? This booklet has been designed to inform people about emergency procedures used during CBRN incidents. If people understand these processes they will be better able to help themselves and their families during a
CBRN incident. Research has shown that the emergency response process can be made more efficient and effective if the emergency services and members of the
public work together.
What is in it? The information provided improves the public understanding of:
• Rare but potentially harmful incidents involving CBRN hazards
• The stages of a typical CBRN response
• Which emergency response organisations would typically get involved in a CBRN response
How to use it? This booklet can be distributed to households, GP surgeries, and more in hard copy. It can also be displayed on the websites of emergency response organisations, local authorities, and other institutions.
When to use it? This booklet is principally designed to educate the public before an incident occurs. However, parts of it may be used and adapted to inform the members
of the public during an incident. An additional information booklet for emergency response organisations is also available. The responder booklet provides additional information about what, how and why to communicate with
members of the public.
Important disclaimer: The information
contained in this booklet is currently UK specific. Please note that it is important to adapt it to your local cultural and
institutional environment.
We are happy to provide our tools for free when used by academic institutions, public sector emergency response organisations, government and public sector health organisations, schools, and charitable organisations. These organisations will need to cover the costs of adaptation and printing. In light of our public funding, the commercial use of the product by third parties is not allowed without our explicit consent. All parties should seek guidance from KCL as the information contained within the products is UK-based and will, potentially, need to undergo adaptation. We must be cited in all instances when our products are used.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 261728.
Papers: Public responses to CBRN
How do members of the public respond emotionally and behaviourally to incidents involving
CBRN hazards?
What factors explain the emotional and behavioural responses of members of the public to
CBRN incidents?
Are public responses uniform? How and why do they vary?
What kind of public response do emergency response professionals expect in case of a CBRN
incident?
What assumptions about public behaviour, knowledge and needs inform the emergency
professional’s expectations regarding the public response?
Are these professional expectations shared across EU member states?
How can the public response be improved?
How can professional expectations become better informed?
Papers: Climate risks - Extreme weather adaptation
Papers: Climate mitigation - Energy politics
communicate with members of the public about CBRN hazards.
Who is it for? This booklet is for organisations and individuals responsible for communicating orengaging with members of the public during contamination incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) hazards. This information would be useful for emergency responders (and non-specialised staff) from all emergency services (police, fire and ambulance), public health authorities, hospital staff, non-state organisations involved in emergency response (e.g. Red Cross, conference centre security staff), and others.
For what purpose? This information booklet helps emergency responders to effectively engage with members of the public about CBRN incidents, in particular through appropriate communication. Th response of members of the public to incidents involving CBRN hazards has a significant impact on the overall effectiveness of the professional response to such events. Public engagement before, during and after a CBRN incident can increase levels of public preparedness by creating a shared and improved understanding of CBRN incidents and the likely response to such incidents by members of the public. An improved understanding of CBRN incidents and emergency response procedures can increase the
likelihood of members of the public becoming active partners in the emergency response process,
resulting in improved health outcomes.
What is in it? This information booklet improves engagement with members of the public by improving the emergency responders’ knowledge of what, how and why to communicate with members of the public about CBRN incidents.
Specifically, the booklet sheds light on:
• Public understanding of CBRN threats
• Public behaviour in response to CBRN incidents
• Public information needs in relation to CBRN incident emergency response procedures
• Public engagement and communication preferences in relation to CBRN incidents and procedures
• What emergency responders can do to effectively engage with members of the public whilst still prioritising the practical and logistical aspects of the response
How to use it? This information booklet provides insight and guidance into public responses to CBRN incidents. The booklet is designed to facilitate engagement with the public. This booklet can be:
• Used as a stand-alone document or – most effectively – in combination with the public information
booklet (go to www.practice-fp7-security.eu).
• Distributed to staff and partner organisations responsible for responding to CBRN incidents.
• Displayed in hard copy or made available on the websites of emergency response organisations,
local authorities and other institutions.
When to use it? This information booklet is designed for use in the preparatory and response phases of CBRN incidents. In the preparatory phase, this booklet can help prioritise long-term training needs and efforts. In the response phase, the booklet can help ensure that key messages are effectively
communicated to members of the public.
We are happy to provide our tools for free when used by academic institutions, public sector emergency response organisations, government and public sector health organisations, schools, and charitable organisations. These organisations will need to cover the costs of adaptation and printing. In light of our public funding, the commercial use of the product by third parties is not allowed without our explicit consent. All parties should seek guidance from KCL as the information contained within the products is UK-based and will, potentially, need to undergo adaptation. We must be cited in all instances when our products are used.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 261728.
Who is it for? This booklet contains general information for members of the public to help them understand emergency response procedures.
For what purpose? This booklet has been designed to inform people about emergency procedures used during CBRN incidents. If people understand these processes they will be better able to help themselves and their families during a
CBRN incident. Research has shown that the emergency response process can be made more efficient and effective if the emergency services and members of the
public work together.
What is in it? The information provided improves the public understanding of:
• Rare but potentially harmful incidents involving CBRN hazards
• The stages of a typical CBRN response
• Which emergency response organisations would typically get involved in a CBRN response
How to use it? This booklet can be distributed to households, GP surgeries, and more in hard copy. It can also be displayed on the websites of emergency response organisations, local authorities, and other institutions.
When to use it? This booklet is principally designed to educate the public before an incident occurs. However, parts of it may be used and adapted to inform the members
of the public during an incident. An additional information booklet for emergency response organisations is also available. The responder booklet provides additional information about what, how and why to communicate with
members of the public.
Important disclaimer: The information
contained in this booklet is currently UK specific. Please note that it is important to adapt it to your local cultural and
institutional environment.
We are happy to provide our tools for free when used by academic institutions, public sector emergency response organisations, government and public sector health organisations, schools, and charitable organisations. These organisations will need to cover the costs of adaptation and printing. In light of our public funding, the commercial use of the product by third parties is not allowed without our explicit consent. All parties should seek guidance from KCL as the information contained within the products is UK-based and will, potentially, need to undergo adaptation. We must be cited in all instances when our products are used.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 261728.
How do members of the public respond emotionally and behaviourally to incidents involving
CBRN hazards?
What factors explain the emotional and behavioural responses of members of the public to
CBRN incidents?
Are public responses uniform? How and why do they vary?
What kind of public response do emergency response professionals expect in case of a CBRN
incident?
What assumptions about public behaviour, knowledge and needs inform the emergency
professional’s expectations regarding the public response?
Are these professional expectations shared across EU member states?
How can the public response be improved?
How can professional expectations become better informed?