Search for dissertations about: "Bertjan Verbeek"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Bertjan Verbeek.

  2. 1. The 2005 Hurricane Katrina response failure : Seeing preparedness for foreseeable complex problems through a neo-institutional lens

    Author : Christer Brown; Bertjan Verbeek; Fredrik Bynander; Ira Helsloot; Bengt Sundelius; Kerstin Eriksson; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan;

    Abstract : Governmental organisations often fail to prepare themselves adequately for complex problems such as natural disasters. This is remarkable because these threats are usually studied intensively and governments do develop plans for such situations. READ MORE

  4. 2. Crisis and Policy Reformcraft : Advocacy Coalitions and Crisis-induced Change in Swedish Nuclear Energy Policy

    Author : Daniel Nohrstedt; Barry Holmström; Eric Stern; Bertjan Verbeek; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Crisis; policy change; advocacy coalitions; Swedish nuclear energy policy; learning; strategic action; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of three interrelated essays examining the role of crisis events in Swedish nuclear energy policymaking. The study takes stock of the idea of ‘crisis exceptionalism’ raised in the literature, which postulates that crisis events provide openings for major policy change. READ MORE