Organizing after Crisis: The Challenge of Learning(13 Action Publique/Public Action?)

How do actors organize after crisis? Do they "simply" return to normal? The post-crisis phase is anything but a linear process. Actors and their practices may be transformed by learning from crises and by implementing the lessons. In this volume, 19 contributors from 7 countries analyse how learning happens after crisis in a dynamic political environment where framings, strategies, discourses, interests and resources interact. Exploring various policy sectors, they ask whether and in what ways organizations in charge of crisis management perform well. Where political responsibility is located? What changes do lessons trigger at political, organizational and individual levels? The book answers these questions by addressing issues like blame and responsibility but also the influence of communication, social dynamics and the institutional environment.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Arjen Boin/Paul 't Hart: Foreword - Nathalie Schiffino/Laurent Taskin/Celine Donis/Julien Raone: Public organizations at stake. Introducing the challenges of learning after crisis - Edward Deverell/Jonatan Stiglund: Crisis: Designing a method for organizational crisis investigation - Shari Veil: Learning: Beyond the ideals of mindful learning. Generating actionable strategies for crisis management from organizational knowledge - Thomas Meszaros/Clement Morier: Crisis management lessons from modeling - Antje Witting/Stephane Moyson: Learning in post-recession framing contests: Changing UK road policy - Annika Brandstrom/Marij Swinkels: Crisis accountability and career management in The Netherlands - Carole Lalonde/Christophe Roux-Dufort: Learning and organizational vulnerability. A critical analysis of control and punishment in a Quebec health center - Gabriel Blouin Genest: Health risks and political crises in Canada. A critical analysis of the public-private partnerships - Celine Donis/Julien Raone/Nathalie Schiffino/Laurent Taskin: Understanding organizational learning from societal risks. A typology for assessing organizational coherence - Megan Warnement/Thomas Birkland: Organizational and policy learning. Post crisis assessments - Eric Stern: Bridging the crisis learning gap. From theory to practice - Nathalie Schiffino/Laurent Taskin/Celine Donis/Julien Raone: Conclusion: How do organizations learn from crisis and implement lessons? Concluding remarks and perspectives.

About the Author :
Nathalie Schiffino is Professor of Political Science at the Universite catholique de Louvain (UCL). She is member of the Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE). Her research on policy analysis investigates risk and crisis. Laurent Taskin is Professor of Human Resource and Organization Studies at the Louvain School of Management (UCL). Celine Donis, PhD in Management (UCL), is member of the Louvain School of Management Research Institute. Her research adopts a spatial perspective to study new forms of work organization. Julien Raone, PhD in Political Science (UCL), is member of the Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe At the crossroad of political science and organization studies, his research is anchored in a critical perspective on public management.