Democratic Policymaking and Community Hazards Management
Democratic Policymaking and Community Hazards Management
- Saundra SchneiderSaundra SchneiderMichigan State University, Department of Political Science
Summary
Disasters are significant events with enormous consequences for democratic political systems. As such, they provide important insights into how governmental institutions address hazardous situations. They also reveal the critical role that the media and politics play in this process. These themes are echoed in the general research on disasters, as well as in the accounts of hazardous events occurring in specific communities and locales. However, despite the wealth of scholarship conducted on this topic across a variety of disciplines, important questions remain about what role citizens play in this process, as well as the impact of governmental hazard management policies on broader democratic processes and societal conditions.
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- Policy and Governance
