UID:
almafu_9959234670902883
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 322 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-18649-8
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1-281-25510-6
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9786611255107
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0-511-38273-1
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0-511-38740-7
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0-511-38639-7
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0-511-38456-4
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0-511-75612-7
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0-511-38839-X
Content:
The constant threat of crises such as disasters, riots and terrorist attacks poses a frightening challenge to Western societies and governments. While the causes and dynamics of these events have been widely studied, we know little about what happens following their containment and the restoration of stability. This volume explores 'post-crisis politics,' examining how crises give birth to longer term dynamic processes of accountability and learning which are characterised by official investigations, blame games, political manoeuvring, media scrutiny and crisis exploitation. Drawing from a wide range of contemporary crises, including Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, the Madrid train bombings, the Walkerton water contamination, Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia and the Boxing Day Asian tsunami, this is a ground-breaking volume which addresses the longer term impact of crisis-induced politics. Competing pressures for stability and change mean that policies, institutions and leaders may occasionally be uprooted, but often survive largely intact.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Governing after crisis / Arjen Boin, Allan McConnell and Paul 't Hart -- Weathering the politics of responsibility and blame : the Bush administration and its response to hurricane Katrina / Thomas Preston -- A reversal of fortune : blame games and framing contests after the 3/11 terrorist attacks in Madrid / José A. Olmeda -- Flood response and political survival : Gerhard Schröder and the 2002 Elbe flood in Germany / Evelyn Bytzek -- The politics of tsunami responses : comparing patterns of blame management in Scandinavia / Annika Brändström, Sanneke Kuipers and Pär Daléus -- Dutroux and dioxin : crisis investigations, elite accountability and institutional reform in Belgium / Sofie Staelraeve and Paul 't Hart -- The 1975 Stockholm embassy seizure : crisis and the absence of reform / Dan Hansén -- The Walkerton water tragedy and the Jerusalem banquet hall collapse : regulatory failure and policy change / Robert Schwartz and Allan McConnell -- Learning from crisis : NASA and the Challenger disaster / Arjen Boin -- September 11 and postcrisis investigation : exploring the role and impact of the 9/11 commission / Charles F. Parker and Sander Dekker -- Conclusions: The politics of crisis exploitation / Arjen Boin, Paul 't Hart and Allan McConnell.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-71244-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-88529-9
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511756122
