Social Resilience and Social Security in the Face of Disasters:
A Case Study of the 2024 Flood in Poland
Social Resilience and Social Security in the Face of Disasters:
A Case Study of the 2024 Flood in Poland
Author(s): Oliwia RadkiewiczSubject(s): Politics, Social Sciences, Public Administration
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: social security; flood; natural disasters; climate change; citizen safety; social resilience
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the social and institutional impacts of the September 2024 flood in southwesternPoland, focusing on social resilience. Using qualitative data from four semi-structured interviewswith affected residents and a crisis-management expert, the study identifies multidimensionalconsequences: material damage, psychological distress, and social tensions linked to insufficientcoordination of institutional support. Procedural barriers to compensation disproportionatelyaffected residents of smaller communities and people with lower educational attainment, weakeningperceptions of safety and trust in public institutions. While community self-organization, mutual aid,and local solidarity helped mitigate losses, they were insufficient to offset the disaster’s full effects.The article recommends improving early-warning systems, simplifying aid procedu
Journal: Studia Administracji i Bezpieczeństwa
- Issue Year: 19/2025
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 345-362
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English, Polish
