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A précis on political theory and emergency management
Author(s) -
Richard T. Sylves
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of emergency management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.345
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2374-8702
pISSN - 1543-5865
DOI - 10.5055/jem.2004.0030
Subject(s) - bureaucracy , emergency management , politics , management theory , field (mathematics) , work (physics) , political management , principal (computer security) , political science , public administration , public relations , business , computer science , management science , engineering , computer security , american political science , law , mechanical engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
This article is a short overview of political and public management theory in emergency management. The work applies the dichotomous public management theories of Jefferson and Hamilton to emergency management. The establishment of emergency management as a profession, the bureaucratic politics of the field, principal agent theory, and codification/diffusion of knowledge are discussed.

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