Methodological and political challenges in crisis and disaster research

Abstract

Since ancient times, people have dealt with crises and disasters, and tried to avoid these events and mitigate and minimize their consequences. Over the time, the concept of crisis is developed, but the crisis management concept as a product of the XX century. The authors present the theoretical sources of crisis management and anlyse crisis as a theoretical problem and a challenge for research. Special attention is given to the observation of the crisis in the political context, giving the possible theoretical and methodological framework for the study of crises and disaster. Public management in crisis and disaster management is becoming increasingly important and essential task of contemporary society. By the fact that it represents a serious threat to the structure of political or safety systems, the management crisis involves the strategic knowledge, prediction and control of the uncertain situation at all levels.

Od najstarijih vremena ljudi su se susretali sa krizama i katastrofama i pokušavali da ove događaje izbegnu i njihove posledice ublaže i umanje. Tokom vremena je razvijen koncept krize, ali je krizni menadžment kao koncept proizvod HH veka. Autori prezentuju teorijske izvore kriznog menadžmenta i razmatraju krizu kao teorijski problem i izazov za istraživanje. Posebna pažnja se posvećuje posmatranju krize u političkom kontekstu. Daje se i mogući teorijsko metodološki okvir za istraživanje kriza i katastrofa. Javna uprava danas ima sve značajniji zadatak da upravljanje u kriznim situacijama katastrofama koje predstavljaju ozbiljnu pretnju strukturi političkih ili bezbednost sistema, tako da upravljanje krizama podrazumeva strateško znanje, predviđanje i kontrolu nad neizvesnim situacijama na svim nivoima.