‍This Call for Papers builds on emerging conceptual work on the “afterlives of crises” and post-crisis temporality, highlighting how crises do not simply end but continue to shape institutions, infrastructures, and lived experiences long after the acute emergency phase has subsided. 

The call invites contributions that explore post-crisis health landscapes, with a focus on resilience, equity, and recovery across diverse global settings. Research is welcomed from low-, middle-, and high-income countries that sheds light on lessons learned, structural barriers, community-led innovations, policy solutions, and new theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding recovery in a globalised world.

‍Submission deadline: Rolling submissions accepted until December 31, 2026

Expected publication date: Articles will be published online on a rolling basis as part of the Open Call for Papers

For more information on the scope and themes, and how to submit your paper please visit the announcement here'.

‍Special Issue Editors

Julia Schröders, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden

Emily Chan, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response, Hong Kong

Caroline Dubois, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Osman Sankoh, Centre for Health Research and Training, University of Management and Technology UNIMTECH, Sierra Leone

Brima Sesay, Centre for Health Research and Training, University of Management and Technology UNIMTECH, Sierra Leone

Halina Suwalowska, Ethox Centre, Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford, UK

Patricia Kingori, Ethox Centre, Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford, UK