HSE613 v2

Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2021). Disaster Authorities. General Disaster Information. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
There are many different authorities that define how FEMA responds to disasters. In this resource, you can find information about how each of these authorities affects the agency’s operations.

Alperen. M. J. (2024). Foundations of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Law and Policy. John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ.
Enables students to develop a conceptual understanding of the legal foundations of homeland security and emergency management (HSEM) by presenting the primary source law and policy documents that address “all hazards,” both terrorism and natural disasters.

READ THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:
Chapter 2, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Homeland Security: What They Are and How to Address Them:
--Overview
--The Origins and Essence of ELSI
--ELSI Components Defined

Chapter 3, The Homeland Security Legal Architecture Before 9/11:
--Introduction
--The Legal Architecture
--The Early Homeland Security Legal Authorities

Chapter 9, FEMA-The Federal Emergency Management Agency:
--Introduction
--Executive Order 12148, Federal Emergency Management, July 20, 2979
--The Homeland Security Act of 2002
--Hurricane Katrina
-- Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
--Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act of 2006

Chapter 10, Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Puerto Rico-A Brief Case Study
--Entire Chapter

International Association of Emergency Managers. (2025). IAEM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
IAEM members have a continuing duty to adhere to the principles and tenets of the IAEM Code of Professional Conduct.

Stanford Law School. (2025). Policy Paper and Policy Analysis.
A primer and reference source for reporting on policy analysis.

McCarthy, R. V. & Aronson, J. E. (2002). Using the Sayre Model to analyze Internet privacy. Journal of International Information Management, Vol. 11[2002], lss.1, Art. 3, pp. 43-55.
Provides a succinct summary and illustration of the Wallace Sayre Model of Decision in the Federal Government.
READ: pp. 43-45

What's a Wicked Problem? (2025). Stony Brook University.
In 1973, design theorists Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber introduced the term "wicked problem" in order to draw attention to the complexities and challenges of addressing planning and social policy problems.

Ayebe, A. A. (2018). An Overview of Approaches to the Study of Public Policy. International Journal of Political Science. 1(1); 8-17.
Political and social scientists have developed many theories, models, and approaches for analyzing policymaking. The theoretical approaches include elite theory, group theory, political systems theory, institutionalism, policy output analysis, incremental theory, and rational-choice theory, which are primarily concerned with public policymaking as a process.

Harvard University. (2025). Stanley Milgram (1933-1984) Obedience to Authority-The Small World Experiment - "Six Degrees of Separation". Department of Psychology.
The Milgram Experiment is one of the best-known social psychology studies of the 20th century.

Harvey, J. B. (1988). The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement. Organizational Dynamics, Summer 1, pp. 17–43.
The Abilene paradox is a situation where a group takes a course of action that is counter to the wishes or desires of its individual members, leading to a collective decision that nobody truly wants.