Hiding in Plain Sight: Conceptualizing the Creeping Crisis.

IF 1.9 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Epub Date: 2020-04-12 DOI:10.1002/rhc3.12193

Arjen Boin, Magnus Ekengren, Mark Rhinard

引用次数: 134

Abstract

The COVID-19 crisis is a stark reminder that modern society is vulnerable to a special species of trouble: the creeping crisis. The creeping crisis poses a deep challenge to both academics and practitioners. In the crisis literature, it remains ill-defined and understudied. It is even harder to manage. As a threat, it carries a potential for societal disruption-but that potential is not fully understood. An accumulation of these creeping crises can erode public trust in institutions. This paper proposes a definition of a creeping crisis, formulates research questions, and identifies the most relevant theoretical approaches. It provides the building blocks for the systematic study of creeping crises.

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隐藏在明显的视线:概念化缓慢的危机。

COVID-19危机鲜明地提醒我们，现代社会很容易受到一种特殊问题的影响:蔓延的危机。不断蔓延的危机对学者和从业者都构成了深刻的挑战。在有关危机的文献中，它仍然定义不清，研究不足。这就更难管理了。作为一种威胁，它有可能造成社会混乱——但这种可能性尚未得到充分认识。这些不断蔓延的危机的积累可能会侵蚀公众对机构的信任。本文提出了蠕变危机的定义，制定了研究问题，并确定了最相关的理论方法。它为系统地研究不断蔓延的危机提供了基础。

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Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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期刊介绍： Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (emergencies, disasters, or public policy/organizational crises) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (RHCPP) addresses the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risk, hazards, and crisis raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications. During unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of RHCPP is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risk,hazards, and crises, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and to what effect. The journal is explicitly designed to encourage a broad range of perspectives by integrating work from a variety of disciplines. The journal will look at social science theory and policy design across the spectrum of risks and crises — including natural and technological hazards, public health crises, terrorism, and societal and environmental disasters. Papers will analyze the ways societies deal with both unpredictable and predictable events as public policy questions, which include topics such as crisis governance, loss and liability, emergency response, agenda setting, and the social and cultural contexts in which hazards, risks and crises are perceived and defined. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy invites dialogue and is open to new approaches. We seek scholarly work that combines academic quality with practical relevance. We especially welcome authors writing on the governance of risk and crises to submit their manuscripts.