Social Policy and Administration · 2008 · 116 citations · 26 references
Resilience (Structural Engineering)EngineeringInformation SecurityPassive SideSocial SciencesResilience (Community Psychology)Community ResilienceRisk ManagementResilience AssumesVulnerability‐led Policy ResponsePublic PolicySocietal FragilitySecurity ManagementDisaster ResilienceSecurity TheoryVulnerability‐led Policy‐makingResilience AnalysisSociologyVulnerable PopulationSecurity GovernanceSecuritySocial PolicyVulnerability Studies
Abstract The aim of this article is to explore the rise of vulnerability‐led policy‐making. It attempts to engage with the apparent puzzle of why the official rhetoric of promoting resilience frequently gives way to an orientation towards an emphasis on vulnerability. It contends that the current conceptualization of resilience assumes that vulnerability is the defining condition of social life. One likely consequence of this approach is the reinforcement of the passive side of public life .
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