For the 2017 UAPI Summit Special Issue, Homeland Security Affairs presents the best papers from the 2017 University and Agency Partnership Initiative (UAPI) Summit Conference. This issue also contains executive summaries from eleven other outstanding papers from the UAPI Summit. All of the papers submitted for presentation at the meeting were vetted by an academic jury, and then the five best papers were selected by the Homeland Security Affairs Editorial Committee. Read more.
by Robert Mandel Within the homeland security context, this paper examines obstacles to effective mass participation, ways to enhance citizen accountability and vigilance in the face of threat, and value controversies embedded in this thrust. The goal is to expand […]
Improving Citizen Threat Preparedness & Recovery →
by Jooho Kim and Makarand Hastak Executive summary Social media plays a critical role in natural disasters as an information propagator that can be leveraged for disaster responses. This study analyzed the online user engagement on social media during the 2016
Online Human Behaviors on Social Media During Disaster Responses →
Vicki Bier, Alexander Gutfraind, and Ziyang Lu A common problem in risk management is to characterize the overall security of a system of valuable assets (e.g., government buildings or communication hubs), and to suggest measures to mitigate any security threats.
Defensibility and Risk Management →
