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Allan McConnell
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 103
Citations - 5300
Allan McConnell is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public policy & Crisis management. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 100 publications receiving 4414 citations. Previous affiliations of Allan McConnell include Glasgow Caledonian University & University of Strathclyde.
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Preparing for Critical Infrastructure Breakdowns: The Limits of Crisis Management and the Need for Resilience
Arjen Boin,Allan McConnell +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the strengths and weaknesses of traditional approaches to crisis preparation and crisis response and argue that the established ways of organizing for critical decision-making will not suffice in the case of a catastrophic breakdown.
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Crisis exploitation: political and policy impacts of framing contests
TL;DR: The authors analyzed 15 cases of crisis-induced framing contests and identified potentially crucial factors that may explain both the political (effects on incumbent office-holders/institutions) and policy impacts of crises.
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Policy success, policy failure and grey areas in-between: a framework to help capture complex policy outcomes
TL;DR: In this article, a framework is proposed to capture the bundles of outcomes that indicate how successful or unsuccessful a policy has been, including process, programs, and politics, and concludes by examining contradictions between different forms of success, including what is known colloquially as good politics but bad policy.
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COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives.
Christopher M. Weible,Daniel Nohrstedt,Paul Cairney,David P. Carter,Deserai A. Crow,Anna Durnová,Tanya Heikkila,Karin Ingold,Karin Ingold,Allan McConnell,Diane Stone +10 more
TL;DR: This commentary draws on the lessons of the policy sciences literature to understand the dynamics related to COVID-19, exploring the ways in which scientific and technical expertise, emotions, and narratives influence policy decisions and shape relationships among citizens, organizations, and governments.
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Mission Impossible? Planning and Preparing for Crisis
Allan McConnell,Lynn T Drennan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the difficulties in translating crisis management logic into practice and suggest that planning and preparing for crisis should be a vital part of institutional and policy toolkits.