Managing public crises in China

Chinese troops help move the belongings of the Sichuan earthquake survivors as they move out of the makeshift camp in Sichuan province, southwest China, to their new homes built for them by the government on 27 March 2009. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Shan Yu, CCPS

Public crises cause significant disruption to social order and include both natural events, such as earthquakes, floods and epidemics, as well as man-made events such as economic fluctuations and terrorist activities.

Public crisis management is in the public administration of these events through the establishment of crisis response mechanisms, which are series of measures aimed at preventing and defusing crises and restore social order. Read more…