The Politics of Crisis Management : Public Leadership under Pressure

Sundelius, Bengt, Stern, Eric, Boin, Arjen, 't Hart, Paul

ISBN 10: 0521607337 / ISBN 13: 9780521607339

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Synopsis:

A unique and comprehensive analysis of the special nature of political and public leadership in major crises.

About the Authors: Dr. Arjen Boin is an Assistant Professor at Leiden University, Department of Public Administration. He is the author of Crafting Public Institutions (2001) and co-editor, with Rosenthal and Comfort, of Managing Crises: Threats, Dilemmas, Opportunities (2001).

Professor Paul 't Hart is Professor of Public Administration at the Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University. His publications include Groupthink in Government (1997), Understanding Policy Fiascoes (1996), Beyond Groupthink (1997) and Success and Failure in Public Governance (2001).

Dr Eric Stern is the Director of CRISMART, acting Professor of Government at the Swedish National Defence College as well as Associate Professor of Government at Uppsala University. He is the author of Crisis Decisionmaking: A Cognitive Institutional Approach (1999).

Professor Bengt Sundelius is the Founding Director of CRISMART and Professor of Government at Uppsala University. He is Chief Scientist of the Swedish Emergency Management Agency and responsible for promoting research in the area of homeland security.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Politics of Crisis Management : Public ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good