scholarly journals Comprehensive Approach: The Bulgarian Defence Experience in Crisis Management and Disaster Relief

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Avgustina Tzvetkova
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Comprehensive Approach

Public Opinion and Public Support in Crisis Management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Ang ◽  
Benjamin S. Noble ◽  
Andrew Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Voter Behavior ◽  
Electoral Institutions ◽  
American President ◽  
Governmental Response

In times of crisis, citizens look to their leaders for aid and assistance. In the democratic context, the focal figure is likely the chief executive accountable to the whole of the nation. With a specific focus on the American president and the incidences of natural hazards, public opinion and governmental response to these crises are analyzed. While one may expect such a universal actor to aid each according to their need, new scholarship finds that voter behavior and electoral institutions incentivize the president to support only a small slice of the electorate. Empowered by federal disaster relief legislation in the 1950s, the president targets electorally valuable voters when disbursing aid or allocating resources in response to disaster damage. Voters in those areas respond myopically and tend to vote for the incumbent for reasons ranging from economic to emotional. Thus, elites anticipate voter reactions and strategically respond to disasters to mitigate blame or punishment for the event and capitalize on an opportunity for electoral gains.

scholarly journals NATO and the Environment: The Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
LINDA RISSO
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Environmental Disasters ◽  
Military Strength

AbstractLaunched with considerable fanfare in 1969, the Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS) was supposed to bring new life to NATO by both re-energising public support and engaging with a variety of themes, issues and partners well beyond the alliance's traditional scope. The first aim of this article is to go beyond the careful media operation that surrounded the launch of the CCMS and to examine the scepticism and resistance of some European partners, particularly the British. The second aim is to demonstrate that NATO started to think in terms of crisis management, disaster relief and environmental disasters well before 1989. The sheer military strength of the alliance and of its partners did remain central – and notably came back to the forefront in 1979 – but the alliance did start to see itself as a geopolitical player and to consider engagement beyond its strictly defined geographical area as early as 1969.

The Crisis Management Capability of Japan's Self Defense Forces for UN Peacekeeping, Counter-Terrorism, and Disaster Relief

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATSUMI ISHIZUKA
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Public Support ◽  
International Crises ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
Management Capability ◽  
Un Peacekeeping ◽  
Overseas Operations ◽  
Management Capabilities

AbstractThis article examines the crisis management capabilities of Japan's Self Defense Forces (SDF) in the areas of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and disaster relief. The three types of overseas operations were all initiated by Japan as a response to international crises. While SDF crisis management capabilities for UN peacekeeping operations have steadily evolved, room for improvement remains. For example, Japan's commitment to logistic and rapid deployment missions could be strengthened. Regarding the second type of operations, counter-terrorism, Japan's crisis management capabilities were enhanced by the passing of a novel Anti-Terrorism Law in October 2001 after the 9/11 attacks. The law legalized a SDF oil-fuelling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of the US-led war on terror in Afghanistan. Compared to the first two types of missions, SDF crisis management capabilities in disaster relief are the least controversial. This is due to the nature of the SDF as politically neutral and their humanitarian and non-military activities. This article highlights and compares the strengths and weaknesses of Japan's capabilities in the three types of SDF overseas operations. It demonstrates that a number of problem areas remain, including the need for legal amendment as well as the enhancement of public support and political consensus. The Japanese government and the SDF should face up to these challenges so that Japan can become better positioned to react quickly to crisis situations that require the dispatch of the SDF.

scholarly journals CSDP and the open method of coordination: Developing the EU's comprehensive approach to security

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-122
Author(s):  
Simon Sweeney ◽  
Neil Winn
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Policy Coordination ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Member States ◽  
Open Method ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Open Method Of Coordination ◽  
Foreign And Security Policy

How can we best describe the operation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), and how can we improve policy-making in CSDP? The Open Method of Coordination (OMC) is predicated on the conviction that there are clear limits to the extent that European Union (EU) foreign and security policy can be strengthened through the restricting tendencies of intergovernmental cooperation between EU member states. Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) - agreed by the European Council and 25 EU member states in 2017 - offers practical instruments towards delivering value-added capacity to the process of crisis management beyond intergovernmentalism. As a process, PESCO is analogous to the logic of OMC, including more appropriate levels of coordination at the national organisational level in order to effectively facilitate the EU's comprehensive approach to conflict prevention and crisis management. The requirement for new and 'open' types of EU foreign and security policy coordination is underlined by the immense differences between EU member states in external policy, both concerning national crisis management structures and the resulting inefficient segmentation of policy at the EU level. .

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