Organizing after Crisis

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.

Nathalie Schiffino is Professor of Political Science at the Université 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). Céline 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.

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