needs2021

Thank you all for making NEEDS 2021 a great conference!

We hope to see you again in Copenhagen next year.

NEEDS 2021 – the fifth edition of the Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies – was hosted by Mid Sweden University and organized by the Risk and Crisis Research Centre 21–23 September 2021. Due to Covid-19, NEEDS 2021 was arranged digitally.

Conference Theme

Registration and conference fees

Programme

About NEEDS

Cover of the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Call for papers – special issue

We are thrilled to announce a special issue in the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management on "Imagining Futures: Interstices and...

Panels & colloquia

Learn more about the panels and colloquia at NEEDS 2021. Abstracts are available under each panel.

Keynote speakers

We are proud to present six inspiring keynote speakers for NEEDS 2021. The keynote speakers are paired to create interesting and dynamic discussions.

Panel discussion: Art and Future

Jerry Määttä, Jenny Sunesson, Mehreen Murtaza and Todd Lowery – all four combining art and academia – discuss topics such as how art can...

The music group Triakel standing in a forest

Open your mind!

In the spirit of the conference theme, we challenged the attendees to open their minds about Imagining Futures by taking part of artistic work...