Imagining Futures: Interstices and the Immateriality of Disasters

Welcome to NEEDS 2021, the fifth edition of the Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies, hosted by Mid Sweden University and organized by the Risk and Crisis Research Centre 23–25 March in Östersund, Sweden.

Call for Panels and Colloquia

Welcome to submit your proposal by 20 September 2020

Conference theme

"Imagining Futures: Interstices and the Immateriality of Disasters". This year we shift the focus away from the hazardous event in itself and...

Östersund and the venue

The conference will be held at Mid Sweden University in Östersund, Sweden.

Travel and Accommodation

With the train station in the middle of town and the airport less than 15 minutes away, Östersund is easy to reach. The small town centre puts...

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