This paper explores and models the concepts of societal safety and societal security in
tandem, with the aim of understanding how the concepts are composed, related, and can be …

" This book compares and contrasts publicly espoused security concepts in the Nordic
region, and explores the notion of societal security. Outside observers often assume that …

Background The relationship between quality and safety regulation and resilience in
healthcare has received little systematic scrutiny. Accordingly, this study examines the …

A growing number of research fields have been striving for recognition as an academic
discipline. Rather than argue that 'our field'should also be recognised as such, we stop to …

Petroleum production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) has made Norway a player
of strategic importance for the geopolitics of energy. Particularly significant is Norway's role …

Collaboration and communication are crucial factors in handling crises, whether the crisis is
a serious landslide requiring emergency response for several days or a pandemic lasting for …

Background Home-based healthcare is considered crucial for the sustainability of
healthcare systems worldwide. In the homecare context, however, adverse events may …

Samvirke is a Norwegian word for a concept based upon a type of organisation with
traditions going back hundreds of years, as well as a principle for cooperation and …

This chapter looks back at how safety and security have developed in hazardous
technologies and activities, explaining what has become an intersection between the two in …

This book is about how governments deal with crises. Our world is a turbulent one full of
intractable problems. Threats such as terrorism and natural disasters have increased the …