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Researching collaborative civil defence in a complex world

Nohrstedt, Daniel ; Becker, Per LU orcid ; Bodin, Örjan and Parker, Charles (2024) SWEPSA 2024
Abstract
Following dramatic changes in the international security environment, civil defence has reemerged as a central priority of governments, which requires collaboration among many stakeholders across sectors and levels of authority. Conditions for achieving such collaboration is a long-standing topic in different literatures, yet this is still a nascent topic in the study of civil defence and preparedness. In an effort to bridge these literatures, this paper proposes an interdisciplinary lens to advance insights regarding the merits and drawbacks of collaborative governance in the civil defence domain. We discuss how sector-specific developments, as well as more general societal changes towards complexity, interdependency, and institutional... (More)
Following dramatic changes in the international security environment, civil defence has reemerged as a central priority of governments, which requires collaboration among many stakeholders across sectors and levels of authority. Conditions for achieving such collaboration is a long-standing topic in different literatures, yet this is still a nascent topic in the study of civil defence and preparedness. In an effort to bridge these literatures, this paper proposes an interdisciplinary lens to advance insights regarding the merits and drawbacks of collaborative governance in the civil defence domain. We discuss how sector-specific developments, as well as more general societal changes towards complexity, interdependency, and institutional fragmentation, have resulted in increased pressure on collaborative solutions. We elaborate on four theoretical conjectures focusing on determinants, diminishing returns, institutional fit, and top-down dynamics. We end with suggestions for methodological innovations, including ways to collect and analyze data about collaboration and its outcomes. (Less)
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collaborative governance, civil defence
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SWEPSA 2024
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Umeå, Sweden
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2024-10-02 - 2024-10-04
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English
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  abstract     = {{Following dramatic changes in the international security environment, civil defence has reemerged as a central priority of governments, which requires collaboration among many stakeholders across sectors and levels of authority. Conditions for achieving such collaboration is a long-standing topic in different literatures, yet this is still a nascent topic in the study of civil defence and preparedness. In an effort to bridge these literatures, this paper proposes an interdisciplinary lens to advance insights regarding the merits and drawbacks of collaborative governance in the civil defence domain. We discuss how sector-specific developments, as well as more general societal changes towards complexity, interdependency, and institutional fragmentation, have resulted in increased pressure on collaborative solutions. We elaborate on four theoretical conjectures focusing on determinants, diminishing returns, institutional fit, and top-down dynamics. We end with suggestions for methodological innovations, including ways to collect and analyze data about collaboration and its outcomes.}},
  author       = {{Nohrstedt, Daniel and Becker, Per and Bodin, Örjan and Parker, Charles}},
  keywords     = {{collaborative governance; civil defence}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  title        = {{Researching collaborative civil defence in a complex world}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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