Comparative Crisis Management in the Visegrád 4

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‘Dr. James Peterson and Dr. Bonnie Peterson have produced an illuminating analysis of how the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia responded to the twin crises of the pandemic and the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.  They articulate a compelling and valuable crisis management model focused upon the three stages of risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication with the unifying concept of building resilience.  Their insightful study calls our attention to the role of political egos, party politics, citizen trust in government, governmental infrastructure, policy documents, and governance structure such as centralization vs. decentralization.  Of particular interest and relevance is the exploration of how the governments grappled with disinformation and misinformation during these crises.  This book will be of great value to scholars and practitioners of public administration, public policy studies, and comparative politics.’ —James T. LaPlant, Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences, Professor of Political Science, Valdosta State University   Both the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine became major crises for public managers in the Visegrad 4 states of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.  Each of those states responded in different ways to the two crises, based on their ideologies and levels of capabilities.   Of course, the two crises themselves were very different in terms of their impact on the public and the set of public managers that needed to make critical decisions.  This work proposes that there are three stages in crisis management, and that theoretical perspective will lay the groundwork for analysis of the four states.  Those stages include Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Risk Communication. Taken together, they offer a portrayal of the Resilience of each state in terms of both public management and the general public.   James W. Peterson is Professor Emeritus at Valdosta State University, Georgia, USA. Bonnie Peterson is Adjunct Professor at Valdosta State University, George, USA.   

Both the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine became major crises for public managers in the Visegrad 4 states of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.  Each of those states responded in different ways to the two crises, based on their ideologies and levels of capabilities.   Of course, the two crises themselves were very different in terms of their impact on the public and the set of public managers that needed to make critical decisions.  This work proposes that there are three stages in crisis management, and that theoretical perspective will lay the groundwork for analysis of the four states.  Those stages include Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Risk Communication. Taken together, they offer a portrayal of the Resilience of each state in terms of both public management and the general public.

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