...PERSPECTIVE ON CRISISOLOGY (A Brief Commentary) By MUHAMMAD SANI ISA Abstract They are number of words in the dictionary whose meanings are self-expressive. One of such is the word crisis. By the virtue of its phonology and perceptual disruptive characteristics, it needs no introduction. However, over the years, men and women both educated and uneducated have become victims on a number of reasonable and unreasonable grounds ranging from acts of God, ignorance, materialism, human error and as well as unsafe acts, lack of standard of operations, government decisions/indecisions. As it is world-wide, crisis has assumed the right of occupancy in the affairs of mankind, making it extremely imperative for us to critically and objectively explore, expand and to deepen our understanding about its triggers, escalations, life-cycle, dimensions and including every conceivable aspects of crisis through education, sensitisation and conscientisation on the platform of Crisisology. Key words: crisis, emergency, disruption, management and Crisisology Crisis is the occasion of pain, injuries, illnesses, disabilities, deaths, and property damages. It disrupts means of livelihood and unleashes other undesirable consequences to lives and the environments that threaten growth, development and communal survival. Crises are inevitable. No individual, organisation or society is immuned from it. A crisis is one of the purest forms of global equality – blind to race, culture, religion, occupation...
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