Societal Security and Crisis Management: Governance Capacity and Legitimacy

ISBN-13: 9783319923024 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 397 str.

Per Lgreid; Lise Rykkja

Opis

It highlights the importance of building organizational capacity by focusing on the coordination of public resources and underscores the relevance of legitimacy by emphasizing the importance of public perceptions, attitudes, and trust vis-a-vis government arrangements for crisis management.

Spis treści

1. Organizing for Societal Security and Crisis Management: Combining Governance Capacity and Legitimacy 

Tom Christensen, Per Lægreid and Lise H. Rykkja 

Part I - GOVERNANCE CAPACITY: MAPPING THE ADMINSITRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS 

2. Organizing for Societal Security and Crisis Management in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom 

Johannes S. Førde, Per Lægreid, Kristin Rubecksen and Lise H. Rykkja 

3. Beyond Loose Couplings in Crisis Preparedness: The Role of Coordination Agencies in Sweden and Norway

Ole Andreas Danielsen and Johannes S. Førde 

Part II – CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE CAPACITY: CASE STUDIES

4. The Flood Crisis in Germany 2013

Werner Jann, Bastian Jantz, Alexander Kühne and Lena Sculze- Gabrechten 

5. Flood Crisis Management in England 

Martin Lodge 

6. Only Trees Burning? The Mid- Sweden Forest Fire of 2014

Fredrik Bynander

7. A Toxic Cloud of Smoke: Communication and Coordination in Transboundary Crisis

Arjen Boin, Sanneke Kuipers and Tim de Jongh 

8. The 2015 Refugee Crisis in Sweden: A Coordination Challenge

Gunnar Myrberg 

9. Suburban Eruption – The Management of Social Unrest in the Suburbs of Stockholm in 2011

Fredrik Bynander and Mats Koraeus 

10. The 2011 London Riots: Civil Disorder and Government Non-Reponses 

Martin Lodge 

11. Changes in the Norwegian Central Crisis Management After the Terrorist Attacks in 2011

Susan B. Jensen, Per Lægreid and Lise H. Rykkja 

12. Crisis Management Capacity in Central Government: The Perceptions of Civil Servants in Norway 

Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid 

PART III: CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE LEGITIMACY

13. A Political Assassination and a Crisis of Legitimacy: The Murder of Pim Fortuyn

Arjen Boin, Sanneke Kuipers and Tim de Jongh

14. The Refugee Crisis in Germany- New Coordination Structures to Repair Organisational Legitimacy 

Ina Radtke and Julia Fleischer 

15. Countering Fear: Democratic States` Ability to Ease Citizens`s Fear of Terrorism

Dag Arne Christensen and Jacob Aars 

16. Counterterrorist Legislation and Beliefs in Democracy: A Longitudinal Study

Dag Arne Christensen, Jacob Aars and  Lise H. Rykkja 

17. The July 22 Terrorist Attacks in Norway and Citizens` Attitudes Towards Counterterrorist Authorities 

Dag Arne Christensen and Jacob Aars 

18. Governance Capacity and Legitimacy Revisited

Per Lægreid and Lise H. Rykkja 

O autorze

Per Lægreid is Professor at the Department for Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway. 

Lise H. Rykkja is Associate Professor at the Department for Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway, and Research Professor at Uni Research Rokkan Centre, Norway.  

Blurb

This book studies governance capacity and governance legitimacy for societal security and crisis management. It highlights the importance of building organizational capacity by focusing on the coordination of public resources and underscores the relevance of legitimacy by emphasizing the importance of public perceptions, attitudes, and trust vis-à-vis government arrangements for crisis management. The authors explore several cases and identify relevant dimensions concerning performance, capacity and legitimacy across different countries. It is an ideal volume for audiences interested in public administration, public policy, crisis management and security studies.

Per Lægreid is Professor at the Department for Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway. 

Lise H. Rykkja is Associate Professor at the Department for Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway, and Research Professor at Uni Research Rokkan Centre, Norway.