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MacManus, Susan. and Caruson, Kiki. "Mandates and Management Challenges in the Trenches: An Intergovernmental Perspective of Homeland Security" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Sep 02, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p60511_index.html>

MacManus, S. A. and Caruson, K. , 2004-09-02 "Mandates and Management Challenges in the Trenches: An Intergovernmental Perspective of Homeland Security" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p60511_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Scholars and practitioners alike agree that homeland security policy implementation is contingent upon a strong system of intergovernmental relations. The responsibilities associated with the homeland security mission, often mandated, cut across federal, state, and local boundaries. Local governments play an especially important role in the policy implementation process. Local governments must manage many critical duties associated with emergency preparedness while the nation’s first responders—emergency personnel, fire fighters, law enforcement officials, and local health care workers—provide the first line of defense in the event of a terrorist attack. This paper evaluates the degree to which 414 Florida county and city officials (generalists and specialists) evaluate changes in intergovernmental relations as a consequence of the implementation of homeland security policies. Data from a mail survey in July 2004 show that a majority of local officials judge intergovernmental cooperation to have improved, irrespective of jurisdiction size or type (county or city) or type of position held by the respondent. Where the quality and quantity of intergovernmental networks have improved, so, too, have intergovernmental cooperation and readiness ratings. Overall, local officials rated their horizontal networks more positively than their vertical networks. The results also show that the biggest impacts of federal and state homeland security mandates on local government have been financial and administrative, rather than political or legal. Homeland security appears to be a rather unique policy area—one in which mandated cooperation and coordination—in a time and place of urgency—has actually strengthened the intergovernmental system.

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