Social dimensions of science–humanitarian collaboration: lessons from Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

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T1 - Social dimensions of science–humanitarian collaboration: lessons from Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

AU - Shannon, Rachel

AU - Hope, Max

AU - McCloskey, John

AU - Crowley, Dominic

AU - Crichton, Peter

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PY - 2014/7/1

Y1 - 2014/7/1

N2 - This paper contains a critical exploration of the social dimensions of the science–humanitarian relationship. Drawing on literature on the social role of science and on the social dimensions of humanitarian practice, it analyses a science–humanitarian partnership for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, an area threatened by tsunamigenic earthquakes. The paper draws on findings from case study research that was conducted between 2010 and 2011. The case study illustrates the social processes that enabled and hindered collaboration between the two spheres, including the informal partnership of local people and scientists that led to the co-production of earthquake and tsunami DRR and limited organisational capacity and supportin relation to knowledge exchange. The paper reflects on the implications of these findings for science–humanitarian partnering in general, and it assesses the value of using a social dimensions approach to understand scientific and humanitarian dialogue.

AB - This paper contains a critical exploration of the social dimensions of the science–humanitarian relationship. Drawing on literature on the social role of science and on the social dimensions of humanitarian practice, it analyses a science–humanitarian partnership for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, an area threatened by tsunamigenic earthquakes. The paper draws on findings from case study research that was conducted between 2010 and 2011. The case study illustrates the social processes that enabled and hindered collaboration between the two spheres, including the informal partnership of local people and scientists that led to the co-production of earthquake and tsunami DRR and limited organisational capacity and supportin relation to knowledge exchange. The paper reflects on the implications of these findings for science–humanitarian partnering in general, and it assesses the value of using a social dimensions approach to understand scientific and humanitarian dialogue.

KW - case study approach

KW - disaster risk reduction

KW - geoscience

KW - partnership

KW - social dimensions

KW - Sumatra

M3 - Article

VL - 38

SP - 636

EP - 653

JO - Disasters

T2 - Disasters

JF - Disasters

SN - 0361-3666

IS - 3

ER -