Resilient communities – mobilisation of rural skills, networks and resources in local responses to wildfires in Sweden (2018)
研究了2018年瑞典森林大火中农村社区如何动员本地网络、技能和资源应对危机，揭示了社会凝聚力与地方历史的关系，并质疑韧性话语可能掩盖国家准备不足和城市中心主义问题。
In this article, I explore local mobilisation in rural communities during the large and numerous wildfires in Swedish forests in 2018. The aim of the article is to examine how the crisis caused by the forest fires activated rural networks and resource mobilisation in a local context. The study shows strong evidence of social cohesion closely linked to place, history and heritage. Emergent and informal groups emerged as central to the local perspective, as did professionals in forestry and agriculture. Finally, I discuss whether the focus on resilience can mask the lack of national preparedness and the critical potential in speaking of an urban norm. The main contribution of this article is to bring local rural conditions to the fore, showing the importance of timing, local networks and skills in disaster response in a rural context, while also questioning the power hierarchies and structures that lead to the denial and lack of recognition of rural resources and values.