Defence organizations in emergency networks: the early response to COVID-19 in Europe
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
; 13(1):91-105, 2023.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2231630
ABSTRACT
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to analyse the crisis network response of European countries and the role played by defence organizations (DOs) during the early response phase of the pandemic, here set to encompass 75 days.Design/methodology/approachPublished materials – reports, news and communications – provided by authorities and DOs were used. Some of the authors actively participated in national pandemic response networks. An exploratory approach and qualitative content analysis were applied. The data were collected in national languages from 13 European countries, and they were coded and analysed using the actors, resources and activities (ARA) framework.FindingsThis study identified three main categories of activity structures in which the DOs interacted with civilian members of response networks, health-related services, logistics services and public support services. These networks among actors were found within formal response systems and emergent networks. The DOs engaged as actors that provided a range of services when civil authorities could not cope with the huge demand for specific services and when resources were scarce in the initial response phase.Originality/valueThis study contributes by filling an important research gap with regard to the civil-military relations associated with the use of DO resources in the civil response to the pandemic crisis in Europe, which is described as an untraditional response. The ARA network approach provides a framework for arranging ARA and extends the wider civil-military network to expand the formal networks of the early crisis response. The study lays knowledge about the co-operation between civilian and military actors in different contexts and provides a broader understanding of the roles that DOs played in the response operations.
Social Services And Welfare; Early emergency response; Defence organizations; Civil-military collaboration; Complex emergencies; Slow-onset disasters; Network; COVID-19 pandemic; Nongovernmental organizations--NGOs; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Humanitarianism; Pandemics; Epidemics; Emergency communications systems; Disasters; International organizations; Ebola virus; Industrialized nations; Logistics; Coronaviruses; Civil society; Disease transmission; COVID-19; Europe; 56142:Telephone Call Centers
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Databases of international organizations
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ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Year:
2023
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Article
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