Measuring resilience: Methodological and political challenges of a trend security concept

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 281-298

  Prior, Timothy ^a   Hagmann, Jonas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

concept operationalisation; measurement; politics; resilience; security

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT OPERATIONALISATION; FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT; METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; POLITICS; PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH; RESILIENCE; SECURITY; THREAT MITIGATION;

MEASUREMENTS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 84890805594     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2013.808686     Document Type: Article

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