A Critical Analysis of Emergency Management

This article examines the underlying assumptions, imagery, and ideology of the discourse on emergency management that emerged among politicians, the media, and political appointees following Hurricane Katrina. The purpose is to investigate the extent to which they constituted an effective framework...

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Published inAdministrative theory & praxis Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 567 - 585
Main Authors Wyatt-Nichol, Heather, Abel, Charles F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.12.2007
Public Administration Theory Network
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Bias
Business administration
Decision making
Disaster recovery
Disasters
Discourse analysis
Emergencies
Emergency management
Federal government
Government
Government Agencies
Government bureaucracy
Hurricanes
Local government
Natural Disasters
Political appointments
Political behavior
Political discourse
Political discourse analysis
Politicians
Politics
Public administration
Public officials
Symposium: Naming and Framing Public Administration Theory in Natural Disaster Planning and Response
United States > US
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Summary:This article examines the underlying assumptions, imagery, and ideology of the discourse on emergency management that emerged among politicians, the media, and political appointees following Hurricane Katrina. The purpose is to investigate the extent to which they constituted an effective framework for thinking through, talking about, evaluating, and engaging with emergencies. It is our intent to systematically reveal the underlying assumptions, goals, values, and beliefs embedded in this particular discourse with a view toward understanding how this discourse delimited and shaped our understanding and expectations of emergency management by government agencies.
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ISSN:1084-1806
1949-0461
DOI:10.1080/10841806.2007.11029611