Disasters, catastrophes, and policy failure in the homeland security era

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 423-438

  Birkland, Thomas A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster and risk management; Homeland security; National governance; Policy change; Policy failure

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FEDERAL SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATIONAL SECURITY; NATURAL DISASTER; POLICY REFORM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649240021     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2009.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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