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Security: Theory and Practice

Published: 2026-10-27

Analytical Frameworks of Local Community Resilience to Crisis Threats: Their Significance and Principles of Development

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Abstract

This article highlights the importance of analytical frameworks in enhancing the resilience of local communities to crisis-related threats, as they enable the identification and systematic organization of key factors influencing a community’s capacity to cope with crises. It emphasizes that effective resilience management should be grounded in a proactive approach that conceptualizes resilience as a dynamic property emerging from the interactions among social, technical, and environmental factors. Particular attention is paid to the role of residents’ active engagement, agency and shared responsibility for local safety and security.

The author proposes two complementary analytical frameworks: the resilience capacities framework and the community resilience activities framework. The most significant dimensions of resilience identified include social, economic and institutional capital, as well as capacities related to resilience management. Special emphasis is placed on communication, social trust and collaborative networks, which facilitate effective information exchange and resource mobilization during crisis situations.

The article also underscores the necessity of identifying and mitigating cognitive barriers, such as unrealistic optimism, normalcy bias and groupthink, which may hinder accurate risk assessment and preparedness. The author concludes that local community resilience should be understood as the capacity of the entire social system to self-regulate, collaborate, learn and adapt in response to evolving threats and changing environmental conditions.

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Ziarko, J. (2026). Analytical Frameworks of Local Community Resilience to Crisis Threats: Their Significance and Principles of Development. Security: Theory and Practice, (2), 11–32. https://doi.org/10.31749/2451-0718-btip-2026-2-001

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No. 2 (2026)
Published: 2026-10-27


ISSN: 1899-6264
eISSN: 2451-0718
Ikona DOI 10.31749/2451-0718-btip

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AFM Publishing House of the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University

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