Managing crises: threats, dilemmas, opportunities
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Veröffentlicht: Springfield, Ill. Charles C Thomas © 2001
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In this book, the editors, with 25 notable contributors, expand the knowledge of crisis management, focusing on case studies of high-profile events that have occurred in recent history. Part One of the text aims at theoretical development through empirical case studies and also postulates a crisis typology and charts specific theoretical and administrative challenges. The 'case bank, ' which comprises the bulk of the book, is presented in four additional sections. The first deals with the development of crises and compares the infamous Watts riots with the 1992 L.A. riots. It also analyzes the
Includes bibliographical references and index
pt. 1. Introduction. The changing world of crises and crisis management / Uriel Rosenthal, Arjen Boin, Louise K. Comfort -- Between crisis and normalcy : the long shadow of post-crisis politics / Paul t̓ Hart, Arjen Boin -- pt. 2. How crises develop and escalate : first and second order dimensions. The Los Angeles riots : a study in crisis paralysis / Abraham H. Miller -- Avoiding war, inviting defeat : the Srebrenica crisis, July 1995 / Jan Willem Honig -- The Stephen Lawrence case : the London Metropolitan Police in crisis / Brian D. Jacobs, Arjen Boin -- From ethnicity to genocide in Rwanda / Filip Reyntjens -- pt. 3. Responding to crises : decision making, leadership, and coordination. Decision making in crises : the Piper Alpha disaster / Rhona Flin -- Organizational learning from seismic risk : the 1999 Marmara and Duzce, Turkey earthquakes / Louise K. Comfort, Yesim Sungu -- From accident to disaster : the response to the Hercules crash / Jos A. Rijpma, Menno J. van Duin --
- Mad cow disease : the role of experts and European crisis management / Jesper Grönvall -- pt. 4. The long shadow of crises : politicization, traumas and learning. From crisis to trauma : the Palme assassination case / Dan Hansén, Eric K. Stern -- Shifting identities : the reconstructive mode of the Bijlmer plane crash / Uriel Rosenthal, Arjen Boin, Celesta J. Bos -- The fall of TWA flight 800 / Michael T. Charles -- Crisis and reform in Belgium : the Dutroux affair and the criminal justice system / Cyrille Fijnaut -- pt. 5. The challenges of modernization : unintended consequences and crises to come. Future IT disasters : a speculative exploration / Gene I. Rochlin -- Viral epidemics : past and future / Michael L. Alkan -- Instant and creeping environmental crises in Russia / Boris Porfiriev -- Water and the globalizing economy : the coming crisis / Helen Ingram -- Preparing for the inevitable : Japan's ongoing search for best crisis management practices / Akira Nakamura --
- The evolution of disaster reduction as an international strategy : policy implications for the future / Terry Jeggle -- Crises to come : comments and findings / Yehezkel Dror, Patrick Lagadec, Boris Porfiriev, Enrico L. (Henry) Quarantelli, Uriel Rosenthal, Arjen Boin and Louise K. Comfort -- Index
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