RETHINKING SECURITY: ORGANIZATIONAL FRAGILITY IN EXTREME EVENTS

COMFORT, LOUISE K.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, n.º 62/2002, pág. 98

1. Introduction. 2. Public security as a governmental function. 3. September 11, 2001: a challenge to public security. 4. Redifining governmental functions as a complex adaptive system. 5. The fragility of Administrative systems in the 9/11 events. 6. The limits of governmental capacity to provide public security. 7. Recommendations for change. 8. Conclusion.