@article{f73d45f2376f43358e0874959c7834ff,
title = "Social network methodology in the study of disasters: Issues and insights prompted by post-katrina research",
abstract = "Dynamic social networks, a key concept in modern social science research, are beginning to play a major role in understanding the ways in which individuals and communities respond to disasters. The authors of this paper review the relevant theory and research regarding how crises cause change in social networks, and how those changes may or may not facilitate recovery, as a function of the kinds of changes that occur. It applies the In/Out/Seeker/Provider (IOSP) framework to identify categories in which we might study disasters and the impact both on the networks and the impacts to the networks. This paper details options for applying social network analysis to research of both pre- and post-disaster settings and concludes by framing a research agenda for the future study of the dynamics of network change following a disaster.",
keywords = "Disaster research, In/Out Seeker/Providers (IOSP), Katrina, Social network analysis, Social networks",
author = "Varda, {Danielle M.} and Rich Forgette and David Banks and Noshir Contractor",
note = "Funding Information: Following the events of Hurricane Katrina, a series of social network-related disaster research was funded by the National Science Foundation. The authors of this paper participate in these research projects. Examples of research conducted as part of this effort include a University of Mississippi team of researchers investigating social networks within South Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. This team developed a survey instrument in which respondents were asked to list up to ten individuals they were close to and their relationship with these individuals. To assess intensity (or social proximity) of each relationship, respondents used two Likert scales. The first scale recorded how close the respondent was to the named individual and the second scale recorded how close this person thought they were to the respondent. A similar method was used to capture individual respondents{\textquoteright} group networks. Respondents recorded how many groups (up to ten) they belonged to— examples of groups such as churches, PTA Associations, Knights of Columbus, Alcoholics Anonymous, and less formal groups such as weekly card games and sport teams were provided to aid the respondent. To capture change in social networks in a disaster context, respondents also recorded their networks before Hurricane Katrina, five months after Hurricane Katrina, and who they believed would remain in their network 1 year later. Funding Information: Acknowledgment This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 0555115, 0555934, 0555136, 0601731. We would like to thank Larry Suter for his support and guidance of this work and David Swanson for his editorial support.",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1007/s11113-008-9110-9",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "28",
pages = "11--29",
journal = "Population Research and Policy Review",
issn = "0167-5923",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "1",
}