European Civil Security Governance ― Diversity and Cooperation in Crisis and Disaster Management

Natural disasters, industrial or large-scale transport accidents, health threats or the response to terrorist attacks have risen to feature prominently on the agenda of European security policy-makers and practitioners over the last decade. States and international organizations, most notably the European Union, have established a plethora of policies and mechanisms to deal with these risks and crises. This edited volume is the first publication to examine the resulting cross-cutting, multi-level policy space of European civil security governance in its different manifestations and consequences. Thus, this study identifies patterns of diversity and commonality between European states and international organizations, elucidates the process of transformation and reviews the opportunities for transnational cooperation in the hybrid area of civil security that still often escapes wider public attention. European Civil Security Governance will be of interest to researchers and students of crisis and disaster management, EU integration, international organizations and security governance.

Raphael Bossong is a lecturer at the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt, Germany, and a researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, Hamburg. His research focuses on the intersection between EU crisis management, internal and external security policy and public administration.

Hendrik Hegemann is a researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg, Germany. He specializes in counterterrorism, security governance, International Relations theory and critical security studies.