In virtually every assessment of responses to large‐scale crises and disasters, coordination is identified as a critical failure factor. After the crisis, official committees and political opponents often characterize the early phases of the response as a ‘failure to coordinate.’ Not surprisingly, improved coordination quickly emerges as the prescribed solution. Coordination, then, is apparently both the problem and the solution. But the proposed solutions rarely solve the problem: coordination continues to mar most crises and disasters. In the absence of a shared body of knowledge on coordination, it is hard to formulate a normative framework that allows for systematic assessment of coordination in times of crisis. As coordination is widely perceived as an important function of crisis and disaster management, this absence undermines a fair and balanced assessment of crisis management performance. This paper seeks to address that void. We aim to develop a framework that explains both the failure and success of crisis coordination. We do this by exploring the relevant literature, reformulating what coordination is and distilling from research the factors that cause failure and success.

Arjen Boin

Fredrik Bynander

Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography

GEOGRAFISKA ANNALER：A 系列，自然地理学发表自然地理学领域的原创研究，特别强调寒冷地区/高纬度、高海拔过程、地貌和环境变化、过去、现在和未来。该杂志主要通过发表基于研究的文章来促进常规研究的传播。该杂志还发布主题问题，其中收集了围绕特定主题的文章集。此类主题由编辑根据要求确定。最后，该杂志希望通过受邀的评论文章来促进对自然地理学主题、其起源、发展和现状的认识和理解。

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography is a journal dedicated to the field of physical geography, publishing original research with a particular emphasis on processes, landforms, and environmental changes in cold regions, high latitudes, and high altitudes, covering past, present, and future studies. The journal primarily promotes the dissemination of regular research through the publication of research-based articles. Additionally, it publishes thematic issues that compile articles around specific topics, which are determined by the editors based on demand. Finally, the journal aims to enhance understanding and awareness of themes in physical geography, including their origins, development, and current status, through invited review articles.

《Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography》是一本专注于自然地理学领域的期刊，发表原创研究，特别强调寒冷地区、高纬度和高海拔的过程、地貌及环境变化，包括过去、现在和未来的相关研究。该杂志主要通过发表基于研究的文章来促进常规研究的传播。此外，期刊还会发布主题专辑，收集围绕特定主题的文章，这些主题由编辑根据需求确定。最后，期刊希望通过受邀的评论文章，增进对自然地理学主题及其起源、发展和现状的理解和认识。

Category	Quartile
地球科学	4
地球科学, 自然地理	4
地球科学, 地质学	4

Explaining success and failure in crisis coordination

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