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A Study on the Concept and Typology from Policy Science Perspectives: Based on the Birkland's Focusing Event Ideas

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2013, 9(2), pp.1-22
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

LEE DONG KYU 1

1동아대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper suggests a unified standard in order that mixed definitions and types of crises, disasters, risks, and catastrophes are applied to policy changes. Therefore, there need to be review advanced research of Birkland's, Handmer & Dover's, and Drennan & McConell's. Also, this paper examines Birkland's 'focusing event' concept, so that conducts a study on its applicability and typology. This paper considers sudden events or disasters to focusing event concept which is suggested by Kingdon, Zahariadis, and Yoo. By analysing focusing event concept and types, theoretic implications are drawn for the reason that some events cause important policy changes, and others not. It is found that Birkland's focusing event idea is considered as a shock and a spillover, which is a unified standard for solving problems caused by complex and overlapping terms.

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