Now a growing and important research field, crisis management-as a formal area of study-is relatively young, having just emerged since the late 1980s following a succession of such calamities as the Bhopal gas leak, the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the financial crises of 2008. The analysis of the organizational failures that caused events such as these helped drive the emerging field of crisis management. Simultaneously, the number of natural disasters has increased as well. From this, we have learned that our modern, tightly interconnected and interdependent society is simply more vulnerable to disruption than in the past.
This interconnectedness is made possible in part by crisis management, while also increasing our reliance on it. As such, crisis management is as beneficial and crucial today as information technology has become over the last few decades. Successfully engaging, dealing with, and working through a crisis require an understanding of options and tools for individual and joint decision-making.
The Encyclopedia of Crisis Management comprehensively explains concepts and techniques for effectively assessing, analyzing, managing, and resolving crises, whether they be organizational, business, community, or political. From general theories and concepts exploring the meaning and causes of crisis to practical strategies and techniques relevant to crises of specific types and categories, crisis management will be thoroughly introduced and explored in approximately 375 articles.
This comprehensive project will be published by SAGE Reference and will be marketed to academic and public libraries as a print and digital product available to students via the library's electronic services. The General Editors, who will be reviewing each submission to the project, are K. Bradley Penuel, Matt Statler, and Ryan Hagen at New York University.
We are currently making assignment with a deadline of March 19, 2012.
If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it is a unique opportunity to contribute to the contemporary literature, redefining sociological issues in today's terms. Moreover, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. SAGE Publications offers an honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to a free set of the printed product or access to the online product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more.
The list of available articles is already prepared, and as a next step we will e-mail you the Article List (Excel file) from which you can select topics that best fit your expertise and interests. Additionally, Style and Submission Guidelines will be provided that detail article specifications.
If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference with the Encyclopedia of Crisis Management, please contact me by the e-mail information below. Please provide a brief summary of your academic/publishing credentials in related disciplines.
Thanks very much.
Joseph K. Golson, Author Manager crisis@golsonmedia.com
PLEASE NOTE: We must advise members that Mr. Golson has just advised us that the publishers will only accept submissions from those who have completed their Doctoral studies.