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The mission of the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute is to help save the lives of people and animals by continuously improving disaster response management through research and education. SDMI aims to become a premier research institute that produces knowledge and insights that will enhance the quality of crisis and disaster management around the world. [MORE] |
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Governing After Crisis
The Politics of Investigation, Accountability and Learning
by: Arjen Boin, Allan McConnell,
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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.
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This project seeks to understand the effects of companion animals on their owners.
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LSU’S SDMI DIRECTOR NAMED EDITOR OF PROMINENT JOURNAL
Arjen Boin, director of the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business, has been named the North American Editor of Public Administration, a quarterly journal that focuses on public administration, public policy and public management.
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SDMI TO HOST SPRING 2008 CONFERENCE
The Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, an integral part of LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business, will host a spring conference April 6 - 8, 2008.
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