Other Publications

Book Reviews (Dutch and International)

Publications in Professional Magazines and Newspapers (Dutch, Australian, international)

Columns/Essays

1. Review essay: Decision making during (international) crises: two studies compared. In: Transaktie (Transaction), 1, 1986, pp. 57-67.

2. Review essay: Y. Dror, Policymaking under adversity. In: Beleid en Maatschappij (Policy and Society), 3, 1987, pp. 117-122.

3. Book review: J. Pool, Sturing van strategische besluitvorming. In: Gedrag en Organisatie (Behavior and Organization), 4, 2, 1991, pp. 144-147.

4. Review essay: Psychological approaches to decision making in organizations. In: M&O: Tijdschrift voor Organisatiekunde en Sociaal Beleid (Journal for Organization Studies and Social Policy), 45, sept./okt. 1991, pp. 377-397, co-authored as senior author with J. van Wetten.

5. Book review: A.L. George (ed.), Avoiding War: Problems of Crisis Management. In: Transaktie (Transaction), 21, 2, 1992, pp. 209-213.

6. Book review: R. Kahn, M. Zald, Organizations and Nation States. In: Organization Studies, 14, 3, 1993, pp. 469-472, co-authored with M.A. Kleiboer.

7. Book review: L.D. Terry, Leadership of public bureaucracies, London: Sage, 1993. In: Beleid en Maatschappij, 22, 6, 1995, pp. 376-379, co-authored with R.A. Boin.

8. Book review: O. van Heffen, P-J. Klok, and M. de Vries (eds), Culturele dynamiek en beleidsontwikkeling in Nederland. In: Beleidswetenschap, 10, 4, 1996, pp. 391-393.

9. Book review: J. Gustavsson, The politics of foreign policy change: explaining the Swedish reorientation on EU membership. In: Cooperation and Conflict, 33, 4, 1998, pp. 441-446.

10. Book review: M. Dogan, J. Higley (eds), Elites, crises and the origins of regimes, Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 1998. In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 9, 1, 2001 pp. 60-61.

11. Book review: J. Ritzen, De Minister: Een Handboek, Amsterdam: Bert Bakker 1998. In: Socialisme & Democratie, 6, 1999, pp. 300-302.

12. Book review: S. Goldfinch, Remaking economic policy in New Zealand and Australia, Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2000. In: Governance, 15, 1, 2002, pp. 130-131.

13. Book review: Reluctant customers of expertise: Presidents and policy advice, review of: P. Kowert, Groutphink or deadlock, Albany: SUNY Press, 2002. In: International Studies Review, Fall 2003.

14. Review of: Y. Dror, The capacity to govern, London: Frank Cass. In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 12, 2, 2004.

15. Review of: E. Klinenberg, Heatwave: A social autopsy of disaster in Chicago, University of Chicago Press 2002. In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 12, 3, 2004.

16. Review of: E.C. Page, B. Jenkins, Policy bureaucracy: government with a cast of thousands, Oxford UP, 2005. In: Public Administration, (in press).

17. Review of: Frank Cain, Jack Lang and the Great Depression. In: Australian Journal of Political Science, 41, 3, September 2006, pp. 465-466.

18. Review of: E. Page, B. Jenkins, Policy bureaucracy. In: Public Administration, 84, 3, September 2006, pp. 783-787.

19. Review of: A. Peachment (ed), The years of scandal: commissions of inquiry. In: Australian Journal of Public Administration, 66, 1, March 2007, pp. 124-125.

20. Review of: F. Hendriks, Vitale Democratie. In: Openbaar Bestuur, 17, 4, April 2007, p. 30.

1. From the Bay of Pigs to the RSV-scandal: the seduction of evil. In: Psychologie (Psychology), 4, 1987, pp. 20-25.

2. Between loyalty and exit: report on a demonstration by police officers. In: Kontakt (Contact), November, 1987, 3 pp. (co-authored as member of the Crisis Research Team of Rotterdam and Leiden Universities).

3. Vigilat ut quiescant: for how long? In: De Politie (The police), 15, 1988, pp. 5-8. (co-authored as member of the Crisis Research Team).

4. Large-scale public order maintenance: a preliminary evaluation. In: Tijdschrift voor de Politie (Journal of Policing), 2, 1989, pp.117-122.

5. From Heizel to Hillsborough: The problem of learning from accidents. In: Alert, 5, 1989, pp. 8-11, 42., co-authored as senior author with B. Pijnenburg.

6. Groupthink: balancing between consensus and conflict in group decisions. In: Psychologie (Psychology), 9, August 1990, pp. 22-25.

7. Crisis management in the White House (review essay on T. Mann ed., A Question of Balance: The President, the Congress and foreign policy and on J.P. Burke and F.I. Greenstein, How Presidents Test Reality: Decisions on Vietnam 1954 and 1965). In: NRC Handelsblad, 2 March 1991, Zaterdags Boekenbijvoegsel.

8. The power of the think tanks (review essay on J.A. Smith, The Idea Brokers: Think Tanks and the rise of the new policy elite). In: NRC Handelsblad, 25 May 1991, Zaterdags Boekenbijvoegsel.

9. Continuity and change in public administration. In: Openbaar Bestuur (Public Administration), 1, 12, 1991, pp. 17-21.

10. Hong Kong and Macao: city states in transition. In: Binnenlands Bestuur Management (Management in domestic administration), 1992/1, pp. 68-70.

11. A catastrophical cumulation of disaster characteristics: the Bijlmer air crash. In: Volkskrant, 11 October 1992, reprinted in: Alert, 9, 11, pp. 24-25, co-authored with U. Rosenthal.

12. The ambivalent future of the state. In: Facta, 4 june 1996, pp. 2-6.

13. Political-administrative relations: rules of the game needed. In: NRC Handelsblad, 29 October 1998, co-authored with U. Rosenthal.

14. Crisis management can take place without top-down commands. In: NRC Handelsblad, 15 May 1999, co-authored with U. Rosenthal and A. Boin.

15. Job's Impossible Job. IND Magazine, 1999, co-authored with F. Alink.

16. De inquisitiedemocratie. In: NRC Handelsblad, February 2001.

17. Ambtelijke professionaliteit is meer dan een toverwoord, In: Management en Bestuur, 5, 5, 2001, pp. 4-7, co-authored with M. Zannoni, F. van der Meer, J. Conemans.

18. De Januskop van de roem. In: Facta, 9, 6, 2001, pp. 18-21.

19. 'Verse' minister moet ambtenaar koesteren, In: NRC Handelsblad, 13 juli 2002, p. 7.

20. Reflectieve of inquisitiedemocratie? Een reactie op Ellemers, In: Facta, 10, 5, September 2002, pp. 7-12.

21. Politiek-bureaucratisch complex moet herzien. Recensie van B. Peper. Een dolend land, Amsterdam: Bezige Bij, 2002. In: Openbaar Bestuur (Public Administration), Maart 2003, pp. 28-30.

22. Bestuurlijk type leider wordt passé. In: Pluche: Tijdschrift met essays en verhalen over openbaar bestuur, 1, 1, Winter 2003, pp. 20-24.

23. Ouderwets op dreef. Recensie van P. Kuypers, De Staat der Nederlanden, Amsterdam: De Balie, 2003. In: Openbaar Bestuur (Public Administration), September 2004.

24. Crisisleiding liet het afweten. In: Trouw, 27 November 2004, 23, reprinted in: Nieuwsbrief Crisisbeheersing, 2, 6, 2004, pp. 3-4.

25. Elections 2007: New relationships need new balance. In: Canberra Times 6 November 2007 (Public Sector Informant), p.6.

26. Crisis exploitation: Reflections on the ‘national emergency’ in Australia’s Northern Territory, Dialogue, 26, 3 2007, pp. 51-58.
    
    
27. Public sector Leadership: Moving Beyond Mythology.  Occasional Paper No 3, State Services Authority Victoria and Australian New Zealand School of Government, February 2009. Read here.
    
    
28. Crisis champions worsen woes, Canberra Times, 24 February 2009. Read here.

1. Columnist for De Staatscourant (Netherlands Government Daily), March 2000-September 2003 (one 700-word piece every 6 weeks).

2. Essayist for Pluche: Quartely With Essays and Stories on Government, January 2003-present (one 1500 word essay every 3 months).