RC39 Sociology of Disasters

Program Coordinators: Marlon ERA (De La Salle University, Philippines) and Michele COMPANION (University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA)

Monday, 7 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


Polycrisis — Bridging or Deepening the Divide between the Global North and the Global South: Global Conflicts, Food Insecurity and Innovative Food/Agricultural Technologies
Session Organizers: Mariana HASE UETA and Tarushikha SARVESH

11:00-12:45


The Affective Turn in the Sociology of Disasters
Session Organizer: Andrea LAMPIS

13:00-14:45


Digital Sociology of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Session Organizers: Jerome CLEOFAS and Marlon ERA

15:00-16:45


(Dis)Entangling Young People’s Everyday Lives from the Anthropocene amid Escalating Disasters and Climate Change: Justice, Activism and Implications for Those Working with Young People
Session Organizers: Trudi COOPER, Fiona MACDONALD and Maria PISANI
Chairs: Tim CORNEY and Trudi COOPER

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


Cultural Heritage and Disaster
Session Organizer: Tiffany COUSINS

11:00-12:45


Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities to Livelihoods
Session Organizer: Michele COMPANION

13:00-14:45


RC39 Business Meeting

15:00-16:45


Displacement, Migration, and Relocation
Session Organizer: Michele COMPANION

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


Disasters, Resistance and Change: The Politics of Disaster Risk Creation
Session Organizers: Isabelle DESPORTES and Ricardo FUENTEALBA

11:00-12:45


Family and Community Resilience Against Disaster
Session Organizer: Noriko IWAI

13:00-14:45


Women Practitioners in Emergencies
Session Organizer: Tiffany COUSINS

15:00-16:45


Disasters Studies in the Global South
Session Organizer: Marlon ERA

19:00-20:30


Issues in Disaster Studies I
Session Organizers: Jerome CLEOFAS and Marlon ERA

Thursday, 10 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


Understanding and Mitigating Urban Disasters
Session Organizer: Lauren CLAY

11:00-12:45


Adapting Disaster Response Strategies to Unique Environmental Challenges
Session Organizer: Lauren CLAY

13:00-14:45


How Nongovernment Organizations Affect Justice and Equity in Climate Disasters: New Directions in Theory and Practice
Session Organizers: Michelle MEYER and Gregory WITKOWSKI

15:00-16:45


Community Engagement in Disaster Recovery: Bridging Research Perspectives
Session Organizer: H. Tristan WU
Chair: Mary NELAN

Friday, 11 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


Women's and Children's Health and Wellbeing Following Disaster: Toward a Human-Right-Based Recovery Framework
Session Organizers: Paola CAVALIERE and Junko OTANI

11:00-12:45


Unequal Impacts: Disaster Vulnerability and Resilience in the Anthropocene
Session Organizer: Sukari IVESTER