Doing Replicable Resilience Research in Small Island Societies From Narratives to Indicators

This book offers practical methodological tools for producing resilience evidence that is interpretable, comparable, and useful for decision-making in small island societies. It shows how researchers and policy partners can move from lived experience to robust indicators while preserving context, equity, and feasibility. It develops a complete mixed-methods workflow for resilience research under conditions of interdependence, compound shocks, limited data, small populations, and governance constraints. The chapters guide readers through problem framing, narrative evidence, mechanism-building, indicator construction, interdisciplinary integration, compatibility analysis, and transparent reporting. Using the lenses of territorial imbrication and public choice compatibility, the book explains how system connections and implementation constraints can be built into research design. With templates, checklists, joint displays, and feasibility tools, it supports rigorous, reproducible, and policy-relevant resilience research.