Nicolas Bock

Institute of Geographical Sciences
Disaster Research Unit (DRU)
Research Associate
BMBF-Project: “Inclusive and Integrated Multi-Hazard Risk Management and Engagement of Volunteers to INCREASE Societal Resilience in Times of Changing Climates” (Project Head: Prof. Dr. Martin Voss)
Carl-Heinrich- Becker-Weg 6-10
Room 029
12165 Berlin
Academic positions
- Since 2023: Research project INCREASE: Inclusive and Integrated Multi-Hazard Risk Management and Engagement of Volunteers to INCREASE Societal Resilience in Times of Changing Climates
- 2021: Lecturer at the Berliner Feuerwehr- und Rettungsdienstakademie (BFRA)
- 2020-2023: Research project RESIK: Resilience and Evacuation Planning for Socio-Economic Infrastructures in a Medico-Social Context
Education
- 2017-2020 M.A. Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin (Institute for Latin American Studies)
- Master Thesis: Disaster management and civil society in the Caribbean – recovery participation and emergency management systems in Haiti, Cuba and the USA using the example of Hurricane Matthew 2016
- 2014-2017 B.A. Spanish Philology, Latin American Studies, Culture and History of the Middle East
- 2015-2016 visiting student in Mexico, Universidad de Guadalajara
- Bachelor Thesis: Reflecting the new world the theological way: Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Research Interests
- socio-economic disaster research
- development policy and relief economy
- emergency planning / emergency management
- national / international emergency management systems
- critical infrastructures
- disaster risk reduction
- civil protection and defense
- health-related civil protection
Project collaboration
- RESIK: Resilience and Evacuation Planning for Social-Economic Infrastructures in sociomedical contexts
Publications (Selection)
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Voss, Martin; Rüger, Anja; Bock, Nicolas; Dittmer, Cordula; Merkes, Sara T. (2022): Die Evakuierung des St. Antonius-Hospitals Eschweiler während der Flutereignisse im Juli 2021. KFS Working Paper Nr. 25. Berlin: Katastrophenforschungsstelle. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17169/refubium-35269.
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Voss, Martin; Dittmer, Cordula; Schulze, Katja; Rüger, Anja; Bock, Nicolas (2022): Katastrophenbewältigung als sozialer Prozess: Vom Ideal- zum Realverständnis von Risiko-, Krisen- und Katastrophenmanagement. In: Notfallvorsorge 1, pp. 22-32.
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Schulze, Katja; Bock, Nicolas; Flörchinger, Verena; Kleinebrahn, Anja; Merkes, Sara T.; Voss, Martin (2021): Die COVID-19-Pandemie aus Sicht der Bevölkerung im Sommer 2020. Ergebnisse einer Bevölkerungsbefragung. KFS Working Paper Nr. 19. Berlin: Katastrophenforschungsstelle. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17169/refubium-29719.
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Schulze, Katja; Bock, Nicolas; Dittmer, Cordula; Flörchinger, Verena; Lorenz, Daniel F.; Merkes, Sara T.; Voss, Martin (2020): Die SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie aus Sicht der Bevölkerung. Ergebnisse einer Bevölkerungsbefragung. KFS Working Paper Nr. 16. Berlin: Katastrophenforschungsstelle. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17169/refubium-26823.
Presentations (Selection)
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Bock, Nicolas; Hänsch, Sidonie (2023): Sozialwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zur Koordination und Kommunikation bei Krankenhausnotfällen- und Evakuierungen: Beobachtungen aus vier Fallstudien. In Panel: „Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse für die Praxis: Empfehlungen und Leitlinien für Evakuierung von Gesundheitseinrichtungen“. Fachkongress „Forschung für den Bevölkerungsschutz“. Bonn, 12-14 Jan 2023.
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Bock Nicolas; Hänsch, Sidonie (2022): German civil defense and healthcare infrastructures - new threats, vulnerabilities and scientific discourses in a forgotten research field, sixth edition of the Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies. Copenhagen, 2 Nov 2022.
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Bock, Nicolas (2022): Das kritische Netzwerk von Akteuren im Gesundheitswesen - Abhängigkeiten und Wechselwirkungen in Krisenmomenten. Panel: Fachtagung Katastrophenvorsorge. 27 Oct 2022.
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Bock, Nicolas (2022): Volunteerism in Health Emergencies and Disasters - Actions, Scope and Opportunities in Germany, Research project INCREASE: Iranian-German Exchange on Volunteerism in Disaster Risk Management. 6 Jul 2022.
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Krüger, Marco; Bock, Nicolas (2021): Panel "Caring about and Care in Disasters: On Privileges, Marginalisation and the Making of Critical (Social) Infrastructure Protection", fifth edition of the Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies. 22 Sep 2021.