Table 1 Conceptualisations/theories whose components converge with the process of arriving at the definition for resilience in the context of public health emergencies
From: Conceptualizing resilience in public health: a philosophical approach
SEP on Resilience | Theoretical components | Key elements that converge |
|---|---|---|
Process Philosophy [27] | • Dynamic view of the reality • Dynamic sense of being as becoming • An integrated and holistic approach that unifies both “Occurrence” and “occurring” • Continuous- circular and dynamic dependencies that are occurring in the occurrence of the phenomenon | • Self-Maintaining • Self-regulating • Emerging • Continuous • Dynamic Position • Diversity and Complexity |
Critical Disability theory [28] | • Paradigm that scrutinizes a phenomenon through diverse set of approaches • Interdisciplinary as well as historical evaluation of the phenomenon • Its own work is embedded in time and space | • The methodology utilized to arrive at the definition • The expansion of understanding of notions of resilience from a “Substance Metaphysical”, “Reductionist” phenomenon to a broader intersectional, integrated, multi-dimensional and continuous phenomenon |
Bio-Diversity [29] | • Intergenerational Justice • Bio-Diversity–having insurance and optional value • Preserving or sustaining diversity keeps diverse option alive for the future • Contributes to Resilience | • Normative Dimension- the goal is to maintain or create avenues that are valuable to future generations • Diversity ensures multiple avenues for achieving a valued outcome |
Ecology [30] | • Complex systems tend to exhibit emergent properties • Relationship between diversity and stability • Resists reductionist explanations | • Intersectionality • Causation at population level cannot be attributed to the Individual level • Diverse ecosystems have more optional value, tend to maintain stable trajectories |
Global Justice [31] | • Dynamic position of the individual, community or a country • Intrinsic worth of a community or individual that justifies the right to sustain and grow | • Moral dimension to resilience • Why one must sustain, overcome or grow from a crisis • Normative dimension as the trajectories in resilience favours a valued outcome that enables sustenance growth and transformation |