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Understanding the Creeping Crisis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boin, Arjen.
Other Authors: Ekengren, Magnus., Rhinard, Mark.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Figures
  • Chapter 1: Understanding and Acting Upon a Creeping Crisis
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Defining the Creeping Crisis
  • 1.3 The Dynamics of Creeping Crises
  • 1.3.1 Origins and Development of Creeping Crises
  • 1.3.2 Foreshadowing by Precursor Events
  • 1.3.3 Varying Attention
  • 1.3.4 Insufficient Responses
  • 1.4 Implications for Practitioners
  • 1.5 Outline of This Book
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Antimicrobial Resistance as a Creeping Crisis
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Origin and Incubation Over Time
  • 2.3 Random Outbreaks and Periodic Attention
  • 2.3.1 Precursor Events
  • 2.3.2 Periodic Attention
  • Politicians, Policymakers and the Public
  • Sporadic Media Attention
  • 2.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: WannaCry as a Creeping Crisis
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Precursor Events
  • 3.3 A Tipping Point
  • 3.3.1 Diffuse Effects
  • 3.3.2 Limited Attention, Limited Response
  • 3.4 From Creeping Crisis to Crisis: A Discussion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Remaining Foreign Fighters: Fear, Misconceptions and Counterproductive Responses
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Evolution of the Problem
  • 4.2.1 Precursor Events
  • 4.3 A Varying Degree of Attention and Action
  • 4.3.1 The Swedish Government
  • 4.3.2 Swedish Media
  • 4.3.3 Civil Society
  • 4.3.4 International Institutions and Other Countries' Responses
  • 4.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Big Data as a Creeping Crisis
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Defining the Threat: What Is at Stake?
  • 5.3 Origin and Development
  • 5.4 Emergence of the Threat
  • 5.5 Foreshadowing Events and Attention
  • 5.6 Response
  • 5.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Migration, Borders, and Society
  • 6.1 Introduction: A Crisis Waiting to Happen
  • 6.2 A Brief History of a Human Drama.
  • 6.3 A Visible Crisis: Increasing Attention and Mobilization on the Ground
  • 6.4 The Swedish Government Responds
  • 6.5 From Creeping Crisis to Crisis
  • 6.6 Conclusion: Toward Explaining Blind Spots
  • 6.6.1 Ideological Blinders
  • 6.6.2 A Division Between Internal and External Threats
  • References
  • Chapter 7: From Creeping to Full-Blown Crisis: Lessons from the Dutch and Swedish Response to Covid-19
  • 7.1 Introduction: A Slow Surprise
  • 7.2 Setting the Scene: National Pandemic Management Structures
  • 7.2.1 Sweden: Agencies as Crisis Manager
  • 7.2.2 The Netherlands: Ministers as Crisis Manager
  • 7.3 Six Critical Weeks
  • 7.4 Blindsided: Explaining the Slow Response in the Netherlands and Sweden
  • 7.4.1 "It Won't Happen Here"
  • 7.4.2 "Just Following the Science"
  • 7.4.3 "The Public Won't Adhere to Extreme Measures"
  • 7.4.4 "We Are Well Prepared"
  • 7.5 Recognizing When a Creeping Crisis Comes to a Head: Lessons from Covid-19
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Political Attention in a Creeping Crisis: The Case of Climate Change and Migration
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 The Pace and Space of the Crisis
  • 8.3 Political Attention and Climate-Induced Migration
  • 8.4 Implications for Synchronicity
  • 8.5 Conclusions and Reflections
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Earthquakes in Groningen: Organized Suppression of a Creeping Crisis
  • 9.1 Introduction: Earthquakes in Holland?
  • 9.2 A Crisis in Slow Motion
  • 9.2.1 Incubation: Increasingly Dependent on a Financial Bonanza
  • 9.2.2 Precursor Events: Increasing Earthquakes and Rising Attention
  • 9.2.3 A Trigger Event: Arrival on the Political Agenda
  • 9.3 Conclusion: A Crisis that Kept on Creeping
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Understanding Creeping Crises: Revisiting the Puzzle
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Understanding the Problem: Generating Attention for the Seemingly Obvious.
  • 10.2.1 The Complexity of Incubation
  • 10.2.2 The Distraction of Precursor Events
  • 10.2.3 The Dynamics of Crisis Framing
  • 10.2.4 Societal Dependence
  • 10.2.5 Failure of Imagination
  • 10.3 Recommendations for Practice: Time to Start Organizing
  • 10.4 Parting Thoughts: Why the Research Must Continue
  • References
  • Index.

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