Live recording – NORDRESS – the Nordic Centre of Excellence on Resilience and Societal Security

Guðrún Pétursdóttir and Guðný Björk Eydal, Welcome Speech
Gudmund Hernes, Professor and former President of the International Social Science Council. Blessings in Disguise? Are disasters necessary to change opinions about societal risks?
Merja Rapeli, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in Finland. The role of social services in Finland in times of disasters.
Carin Björngren Cuadra, Associate professor, Department of Social Work, Malmö University, Sweden. The role of social services in Sweden in times of disasters.
Ragnheiður Hergeirsdóttir, Former Mayor of Árborg, South Iceland. The earthquakes in southern Iceland in 2008; the Mayor’s perspective on the role of local social services.
Renate Grønvold Bugge, Psychologist, specialist in clinical psychology and occupation and organisation psychology, Centre for Crisis Psychology, Bergen, Norway. Intervention for children after mass trauma bereavement.
Erna Danielsson, Associate Professor, Risk and Crisis Research Center, Mid Sweden University. The hidden crisis management– The aftermath of a school fire.