Abstract This comparative study, conducted at the height of COVID-19 pandemic, explores how contrasting governance systems in Australia and England responded to complex rapidly evolving problems presented by crisis. Comparing national local governments worked together alongside other forms subnational governance, findings highlight efficacy multi-scalar arrangement over fragmented, overly-centr...

This article outlines a personal reflection of experiences within the field of traumatic stress, especially in relation to specific events, which affected the author's professional life. Conclusions for further challenges for European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) are delineated. ESTSS's role in the global network of traumatic stress societies is discussed. This is a personal vie...

We briefly describe the design of a course on “Systems Analysis and Process Innovation”, focusing especially on its project assignments. Students are introduced to process modeling and data modeling, followed by i* and Value Network modeling. In their project assignments, students apply these modeling techniques to real organizational settings to analyze an as-is situation and to explore to-be ...

Project-specific actor constellations and relationships shape contemporary planning practice. The existing literature predominantly focuses on the flexibility of regulations in projects largely ignores behaviour involved governance actors. Here, we argue that nuances relationship dynamics between public private sector actors deserve increased scrutiny. Based in-depth interviews with planners pr...