The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research

This handbook provides a timely international overview of the research in the field of crisis communication. Crisis communication has become global construct; a growth in media sources and usage has led to crises - as well as public communication about crises - crossing national and cultural boundaries. In addition, crises increasingly have a transnational impact, affecting commodity prices, impacting migration and translocation of victims, and changing national and international political agendas. Other crisis factors, such as climate change, disease and conflicts, have a regional impact extending beyond national boundaries. This book addresses these developments by discussing the theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of domestic and transnational crises. In addition, it provides a comprehensive overview of how scholarship in the field has developed in countries throughout the world. This book articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, which includes work in different sub-disciplines and related fields including journalism, public relations, audience research, psychology, political science, sociology, economics, anthropology, and international communication. The chapters present concepts, findings, and their implications regarding a broad range of crisis types, such as war, terrorism, natural disasters, pandemia and organizational crises. In addition, this volume will outline methods and challenges of studying crisis communication cross-culturally.