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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807125003321

Autore

Svedin Lina <1974->

Titolo

Accountability in crises and public trust in governing institutions / / Lina Svedin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-77688-9

9786613687272

0-203-12014-0

1-136-31934-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; ; 15

Disciplina

352.35

363.34

Soggetti

Emergency management - Decision making

Emergency management - Moral and ethical aspects

Government accountability

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Accountability in Crises and Public Trust in Governing Institutions; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Accountability mechanisms in Swedish governance; 3. A comparative outlook on accountability mechanisms and the exertion of accountability in crises; 4. Swedish crises 1931-2005; 5. Mapping three historical developments: crises, accountability, and trust; 6. Actors in accountability processes: who is held accountable by whom, and how?; 7. Formal and informal accountability processes; 8. Public trust in governing institutions

9. Crises, accountability, and trust in governing institutions: conclusionsNotes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines how efforts to exert accountability in crises affect public trust in governing institutions. Using Sweden as the case study, this book provides a framework to analyse accountability in crises and looks at how this affects trust in government.Crises test the fabric of governing institutions. Threatening core societal values, they force



elected officials and public servants to make consequential decisions under pressure and uncertainty. Public trust in governing institutions is intrinsically linked to the ability to hold decision-makers accountable for the crucial de