Socio-Political Risk Management

The chapters will be written by a select group of leading authors in their areas of expertise. Authors are comprised of academics and practitioners in their respective fields. Their expertise extends from public and governmental agencies, political science, criminal justice, business, community-based corrections, animal welfare and members of the private and nonprofit sectors

Part I - Fundamental Concepts, Ideas, Principles and Approaches

Policing and the social and political cost of "lost legitimacy" - Paul O'Connell

Grand corruption: capital flight and endemic risk - Michael Schidlow

Social and political risk with international non-profits: resiliency focused crime prevention programs - Heath Grant



Political risk analysis - Heinrich Matthee

Public and private organizations and sustainable global operations - Markus Biehl

Social and political risks with domestic non-profits - Katherine Kinkela

Global governance and sustainable development - Kensai Hiwaki

Socio-political risks of local elections - Stephen Morreale



Part II - Applications

The Socio-political risk of the new Title IX (sex discrimination) regulations and the impact on institutions of higher education - Cathryn Lavery

Democratic theory, higher education, and popular culture - risk and responsibility - Stevens Michels

The social and political risks of task forces in investigation and conflicts for senior management - David T. Mulcahy

An alternative model for international education - Markus Klose and Suzan Sariefe

How to effectively manage political and social risk for animal protection non-profit's efforts toward creating social change - Kimberly Spanjol

Energy Modelling and Regulatory Compliance - Stephen Todd

Changes in the nature of self-reported risk: a longitudinal study of 10-K filings (financial performance reports) - Jeanne Zaino

Dr. Kurt Engemann is the Director of the Center for Business Continuity and Risk Management and a Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics in the LaPenta School of Business at Iona University. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management and the International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management. He has consulted professionally in the area of risk modeling for major organizations and has been instrumental in the development of comprehensive business continuity management programs.



Dr. Cathryn Lavery is Professor and Chair of the Criminal Justice and Security Department at Pace University and comes from Iona University where she served as Chair and Graduate Coordinator. Her research and experience have been focused on sexual violence, human trafficking, officer wellness, community-based corrections, humane criminal justice education and assessments of socio-political risks in public and private agencies.



Dr. Jeanne Sheehan is a Carol S. Russett Award-winning Professor of Political Science & International Studies at Iona University where she teaches courses ranging from Quantitative Research Methods using SPSS to Political & Social Risk. She is also Bloomberg News Political Contributor, an Affiliated Faculty member with the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies (ITPS), and the author of several books and articles, including her most recent, America Democracy in Crisis: The Case for Rethinking Madisonian Government (Palgrave/Macmillan).