Disasters and violent conflicts continue to claim lives and destroy livelihoods of far too many people around the world and undermine development achievements. This can both heighten social and economic insecurity, and endanger those already vulnerable in societies, including women and young...

1. Facing fragilities : the socially embedded nature of socio-economic recovery / Dorothea Hilhorst, Gemma van der Haar and Bart Weijs -- 2. Recovering from conflict : what matters for livelihoods, economic activity and growth? / Rachel Slater and Richard Mallett -- 3. International policies in...