A Common Analytical Model for Resilience Measurement: Causal Framework and Methodological Options

Part of the FSIN Technical Series, this second paper takes a step forward by proposing a common analytical model that comprises six components upon which resilience measurement may be based. It also:

• defines resilience capacity as a multi-dimensional, multi-level mediator of shocks and stressors;
• identifies the points at which data should be collected;
• highlights the need to collect data on initial states, shocks, subsequent (post-shock) states and contextual influences;
• proposes how to construct resilience capacity measures using ten categories of indicators;
• outlines the importantce of using multiple (quantitative and qualitative) methods and both objective and subjective indicators; and
• describes estimation models that might be used to assess the impact of resilience.

Technical Series

• Nos. 1: Resilience Measuremnet Principles Toward an Agenda for Measurement Design
• Nos. 3: Household Data Sources for Measuring and Understanding Resilience
• Nos. 4: Qualitative Data and Subjective Indicators for Resilience Measurement
• Nos. 5: Measuring Shocks and Stressors as Part of Resilience Measurement
• Nos. 6: Systems Analysis in the Context of Resilience