“They just won't listen”—The role of blame in narratives of past extreme weather events for anticipating future crisis

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dc.contributor.authorJasmina, Schmidt
dc.contributor.authorNikola, Tietze
dc.contributor.authorLars, Gerhold
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Kox
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-02T15:07:55Z
dc.date.available2024-05-02T15:07:55Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe phase before an extreme weather event is crucial for the actual reaction to the impacts of such an event. In this phase, professionals in the field of civil protection and emergency management anticipate the intensity and impact of the event and use these expectations for action. We argue that anticipation is—beyond others—shaped by the organizations’ shared narratives of past crisis that resulted from extreme weather events. The findings focus on the frame of ‘blame’ in the narration and are based on two fields of study, road maintenance services and forest fire control. Qualitative group discussions and semistructured interviews show two very different views on blame depending on the organization: human factors and fate. This contrast can be traced back to the character of the weather events itself, but also with the self‐image of the organization and perceived external expectations. Depending on the narrative plot and threshold of the event, narratives can affect and alter practices of anticipation through narrations of renewal. Findings contribute to the understanding of organizational sensemaking through narratives of blame and consequences.
dc.description.sponsorshipBundesministerium für Verkehr und Digitale Infrastruktur, Grant/Award Number: DWD2014P3A
dc.identifier.citationJasmina, S., Nikola, T., Lars, G., & Thomas, K. (2023). “They just won’t listen”—The role of blame in narratives of past extreme weather events for anticipating future crisis. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 31(4), 986–994. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12435
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12435
dc.identifier.issn0966-0879
dc.identifier.issn1468-5973
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/667
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.title“They just won't listen”—The role of blame in narratives of past extreme weather events for anticipating future crisis
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.statuspublishedVersion
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dcterms.bibliographicCitation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12435
local.researchgroupDigitalisierung und vernetzte Sicherheit
local.researchtopicDigitale Infrastrukturen in der Demokratie
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