McManus, R.Johnston, D.Glavovic, B.2016-01-172016-01-172015McManus, R., Johnston, D., Glavovic, B. (2015) Contested meanings of recovery: a critical exploration of the Canterbury earthquakes-voices from the social sciences. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences, 10(2), pp. 69-71.http://hdl.handle.net/10092/11672The Canterbury earthquakes of 2010-2012 have been generation shaping. People living and working in and around the city during this time have had their lives and social landscapes changed forever. The earthquake response, recovery and rebuild efforts have highlighted unheralded social strengths and vulnerabilities within individuals, organisations, communities and country writ large. It is imperative that the social sciences stand up to be counted amongst the myriad of academic research, commentary and analysis.endisastersearthquakessocial resilienceJournal ArticleField of Research::16 - Studies in Human Society::1601 - Anthropology::160104 - Social and Cultural AnthropologyField of Research::16 - Studies in Human Society::1608 - Sociologyhttps://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2015.1076863