Emergency planning and response increasingly involve close interactions between a diverse array of actors across fields (emergency management, public health, law enforcement, etc.); sectors (government, non-profit for-profit); levels government (local, state federal). This article assesses the temporal dynamics emergency management networks in two moderately sized communities that have served as large-scale disaster evacuation hosting sites past decade. The paper uses strategies for tracking...

Recent policy research has turned from the testing of static, cross‐sectional theories to time‐serial analyses dynamic processes. This attention renewed interest in debate over incrementalism development. efforts have suggested that histories involve a series short periods instability followed by extended stability. These are collectively known as punctuated equilibrium policy. Efforts test these models been limited descriptive samples budgets or univariate hypothesis testing. article...

The multiple streams theory of national policymaking has been influential in the study public administration and policy—if not without a fair bit controversy. While some laud model for its openness to important role policy entrepreneurs irrationalities decision-making processes, others criticize lack readily testable propositions. This article identifies series propositions (particularly that discussed by Kingdon). We assess whether participation local (focusing on school district related...

Abstract As the United States is at historic lows of trust in government, various agencies are seeking to convince members public take key protective actions and support novel policy intended reduce spread COVID‐19. This article assesses status organizations relevant pandemic information based on a national survey residents States. First, illustrates variations placed agencies—local global governmental private sector organizations. Second, analysis reveals considerable variances specific...

In the years since O'Toole called for scholars to “[treat] network seriously,” research has progressively improved our understanding of how organizations collaborate in development and implementation public policy. This essay reviews recent important texts area policy networks. Together works illustrate that scholarship on governance should move documenting diversity dynamics The article concludes with a discussion what these reveal about most standing questions study networks methods need...

Abstract The complexity of the modern information ecosystem raises many questions for public organizations. In context emergency management, (such as warning messages) is communicated not only from a source authority to but also between members public. authors use series storms that affected Oklahoma in spring 2016 test propositions related how about tornado warnings reached and who received shared storm, well identify gender age mediate influence exposure an extreme weather event has on...

Abstract Unexpected and often severe weather has taxed community capacities. Convincing households to prepare by developing emergency plans, keeping necessary supplies, investing in home upgrades, name a few, been focus of many public campaigns related extreme weather. Essentially, these programmes are exercises persuasion. What, then, characterises such campaign that is likely be successful this act persuasion? Recent work found household preparedness may trust government, as key...

For half of a century, models nonrational behavior have grown in popularity for explaining the administrative organizations. However, are notoriously difficult to test because is often separate from fully rational behavior. Recent research has suggested that particular types processes should produce “punctuated” equilibria rather than “instantaneous” equilibria. In these processes, decision maker underresponds changes long period time. Once pressure change becomes overwhelming, adopts...

Research reveals that levels of reported trust in government are at a relatively low level—among the lowest period studied. At same time, approval for specific administrative agencies varies widely, with some receiving little support and others great deal. This raises an important question: what factors drive agencies? article investigates question relation to Department Homeland Security (DHS). We find assessments DHS driven by political attitudes, policy salience, religiosity, demographic...

The literature on the management of policy networks has expanded greatly in past decade. In spite this attention, no consensus emerged how to measure collaboration or even what constitutes collaboration. This article uses data from a postdisaster survey compare some existing approaches measuring We analyze various survey‐based measures ranging respondent‐defined activity‐based contact‐based measures. recommend that scholars consider opportunity costs as key component differentiating between...

The COVID-19 crisis has called for the mobilization of diverse resources and coordination through administrative networks. This brought to light challenges involved in recruitment retention Viewpoint essay reviews importance difficulties maintaining review is followed by concrete strategies building networks Norman, Oklahoma. lessons emphasize role active imaginative a realistic assessment facing members network that can interfere with their participation.

Hurricane Katrina placed tremendous stress on America's emergency response systems. No single agency possessed the capacity required to address needs of those affected by hurricane. One element seen lacking in immediate hurricane was a well-coordinated effort taking advantage outpouring support from distant jurisdictions and organizations. This article looks at some theories how collaborative relationships like these sought aftermath emerge disaster situations what factors influence...

As is well known, most emergency incidents are managed by local governments. However, when an incident of disaster-scale occurs, the traditional model management has certain limitations. Emergency response systems primarily designed to manage locally, not facilitate coordination across multiple jurisdictional boundaries. a result, threat catastrophic terrorist attack and other regional-scale natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina led policy demand for actual regional in response. In this...

The basic dynamics of punctuated policy change have been found to be present in a wide variety political institutions from range countries. presence—even commonality— has clearly and persuasively demonstrated. A key challenge the literature is now identify conditions institutional arrangements that make more likely. This article investigates role organizational history budgetary change. An error-accumulation model punctuation suggested by friction framework contends results built-up need for...

A 2009 flooding disaster in Alaska produced a unique intersector operational collaborative model between voluntary nonprofit organizations and state federal agencies. This article investigates the value impact of those recovery services provided by sector under this management approach. Doing so is important because approach taken case was seen practitioner community as critical test specific being undertaken. The assessment here provides an answer to that test; it demonstrates beneficial on...

While policy agenda studies have extensively examined the interplays of various venues, one under‐explored area is internal dynamics within an venue. In this study, we focus on important venues—news media—and investigate inherent connections between how a public problem characterized and solutions are generated in media setting. Drawing agenda‐setting theories, develop typology to theorize relationships characterization solution advocacy, use news dataset climate change empirically assess...

The study of managerial networking has been growing in the field public administration; a that analyzes how managers open system organizations interact with different external actors and organizations. Coincident this interest is use self-reported survey data to measure behavior building maintaining networks. One predominant approach generate factor indices activity from ordinal scales. However, when answer questions scales describe their activities, answers may be subject various response...