Project on Resilience and Security
Welcome
INSCT's project on Resilience and Security is an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional, and cross-sector effort to generate an stream of research aimed at identifying key metrics of adaptive capacity in local communities, organizations, governments, and societies overcome by security challenges such as armed conflict and catastrophic disasters. Recent challenges in stability and reconstruction operations highlight the need for a full understanding of a nation’s resilience to withstand the hardships of armed conflict. The same holds true for local communities impacted by natural or man-made disasters. Resilience research across multiple disciplines (social sciences, engineering, biology) holds practical applications for interagency planners to conduct analysis and develop strategies aimed at restoring critical functions of governance and rebuilding civil society.
This research will provide a deeper intellectual understanding of what makes communities “bounce back” (or not) after a significant disturbance, and culturally sensitive metrics for measuring resilience of local populations that can be used for planning response, and rebuilding. The knowledge gained in this collaboration will also find immediate application in other fields with high uncertainty including emergency management and disaster response planning.
Recent News
INSCT Conducts Joint Research with the U.S. Army
On August 26-27, INSCT participated in a two-day, joint
research conference hosted by the U.S. Army's
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI),
located at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle
Barracks, PA. This collaboration explored the topics of
Resilience and Sustainability in the context of
Post-conflict Reconstruction, Stability and Transition
Operations. This event is an extension of INSCT's
ongoing
Project on Resilience and Security. Conference
participants include INSCT research staff and faculty
such as Nick Armstrong, Keli Perrin, Pat Longstaff and
Bruce Dayton. The results of this conference will be
presented in a joint publication by the two institutes.
INSCT's Resilience and Security Project and its Workshop Report were recently highlighted on the popular blog, Homeland Security Watch. The report was also listed on SSRN's Top Ten download lists for its Journals of Conflict Resolution, Prevention, Management and Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Alliances.
Workshop Report: Resilience in Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Natural Disasters
Contact
Nick Armstrong
INSCT Research Fellow
narmstro@maxwell.syr.edu
315-443-2033
