Bureaucratic Power: Security and the National Response Plan
Department
Political Science and International Affairs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2006
Abstract
The National Response Plan was created by the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of organizing disaster relief services by coordinating activities of cabinet departments and independent agencies. A case study of the Plan's creation shows that the Department has skillfully used its sources of administrative power to build a latent control network with little or no oversight, raising questions of accountability and ultimate security. Variables discussed here promote building of a theory of bureaucratic power.
Journal Title
Public Organization Review
Journal ISSN
1566-7170
Volume
6
Issue
4
First Page
317
Last Page
328
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1007/s11115-006-0007-y
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