needs2021

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 21–23 September 2021.

Due to Covid-19, NEEDS 2021 will be arranged digitally.

Registration and conference fees

Registration is now closed.

Programme

See our scientific programme and read about keynote speakers, panel discussions, panels and colloquia.

Conference theme

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

Important dates 2021

28 February – Deadline for panels
30 March – Call for abstracts opens
6 June – Deadline for abstracts (extended)
18 June – Registration opens
21 August – Last day for early bird registration
14 September – Last day for registration
21–23 September – NEEDS conference

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