Political Science Research on Crises and Crisis Communications

Abstract

Crises are key research topics in the discipline of political science. This chapter provides an overview of the contributions of political science scholarship for improving our understanding of the political dimensions of crises and crisis communication. As we shall see, political scientists in various subfields of the discipline have been able to identify many of the main determinants and impacts of crisis scenarios on a wide variety of actions and behavior. As a result, political science research reveals the importance of studying the political dimensions of crises, as well as the political consequences of crisis communication on citizen behavior, political leadership, organizational activity, and public-sector performance, both within and across governmental jurisdictions.

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