Policy responses to crisis
The case of the UK firefighters’ dispute
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 7350341 |
|---|---|
| Autores | William Dinan (0000-0002-4259-2150, University of Strathclyde), Allison Ford (0000-0002-3624-6673, Glasgow Caledonian University), Allan Mcconnell (0000-0002-0755-9291, Discipline of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia), Robert Pyper (0000-0002-7395-5508, Glasgow Caledonian University) |
| Año | 2006 |
| Volumen | 34 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 307-323 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2006-03-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Editorial | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557306776315804 |
| OpenAlex | W2003077257 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
English This article seeks to examine the UK government's policy responses to the 2002–04 firefighters’ dispute, a prolonged crisis which necessitated the activation of the central government's contingency planning procedures for a public safety emergency. The framework for analysis draws on a set of key criteria against which governmental and organisational policy responses to crises can be categorised: agenda management, centralisation of policy responses, decentralisation of policy responses, bureaucratic politics and strategic evasion. The article shows that the sum total of all these patterns is a strong Westminster-centric response, rather than one that is more differentiated or ‘hollowed out
Bureaucracy · Centralisation · Contingency · Contingency plan · Crisis management · Decentralization · Economics · Government (linguistics · Management · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Disaster Management and Resilience · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration
| Obras citantes distintas | 1 |
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| Citas por año | 0,1 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 1 |