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CONTENTS

PREFACE

1.1. Crisis Management: History, Concepts, Terminology. The Concept of Crisis Management

1.1.1. The History of Crisis Management
1.1.2. The Essence and Meaning of the Concept: “Crisis”, “Crisis Situation”, “Crisis Management”
1.1.3. Crisis Management: Concept, Functions, Objectives, Tasks
1.1.4. Concept of Crisis Management Framework
1.1.5. Phases of Crisis Management – Good Practices
1.1.6. The Concept of Resilience
1.1.7. Methodology and Organisation of Monitoring in Crisis Situations

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2.1. The Internationalization of Crises within the National and International Security System in the Conditions of Global Threats

2.2. Institutional and Legal Mechanisms for Ensuring Crisis Response

2.2.1. Main Bodies of Crisis Management in Ukraine
2.2.2. Key Strategies for Crisis Response in Ukraine
2.2.3. Cybersecurity and Combating Cyber Threats
2.2.4. The Role of Humanitarian Organizations in Crisis Situations

2.3. Information and Communication Support for Crisis Response

2.3.1. Analogue Communication Technologies
2.3.2. Digital Information and Communication Technologies
2.3.3. Information Support for Crisis Response
2.3.4. The System of Communication in Crisis Response
2.3.5. International Information and Communication Systems of Crisis Interaction

2.4. Energy Crises, Causes, Methods of Response and Potential Consequences

2.4.1. The Essence of Energy Crises, Their Typology and Causes
2.4.2. Energy Strategy of the European Union, Aimed at Maintaining Long-Term Stability
2.4.3. Energy policy of Ukraine in the Context of the Energy Crisis Caused by the Russian-Ukrainian War: Potential Consequences

2.5. Crisis Management in Cross-Border Cooperation

2.5.1. Basic Principles of Organizing Cross-Border Cooperation
2.5.2. Legal Foundations of Organization and Crisis Management in Cross-Border Cooperation
2.5.3. Organizational Forms of Cross-Border Cooperation Management
2.5.4. Institutional Support of Crisis Management in Cross-Border Cooperation

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3.1. Practical Experience of Organizing Crisis Management in Poland

3.1.1. Organization of the Crisis Management System
3.1.2. Key Legal Regulations

3.1.3. Handbooks and Guides on Crisis Management
3.1.4. The National Security System – A Systemic Perspective
3.1.5. The Nature and Definition of the Crisis Management System
3.1.6. Structure and Organization of the Crisis Management System

3.2. Practical Experience of the Organization of Crisis Management

3.2.1. Outbreak of Covid-19
3.2.2. Russian Invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022
3.2.3. 2024 Central European Floods
3.2.4. Issues in Crisis Management System
3.2.5. Recommendation and Benefits of the Crisis Management System

3.3. Crisis Management and Civil Protection in the European Union and NATO and Their Role in Ukraine – Selected Issues

3.3.1. Civil Protection and Crisis Management in the European Union
3.3.2. Civil Protection and Crisis Management in NATO
3.3.3. EU and NATO Civil Protection Engagement in Ukraine

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4.1. Organization of the Crisis Management System

4.1.1. Security System of the Slovak Republic
4.1.2. Organisational Classification of Crisis Management in the Slovak Republic
4.1.3. Bodies of the Slovak Republic Crisis Management

4.1.4. Incorporating the Crisis Management to Local State Administration of the Slovak Republic

4.2. Practical Experiences of the Organization of Crisis Management

4.2.1. Integrated Rescue System
4.2.2. Civil Protection in the Slovak Republic
4.2.3. Economic Mobilization in the Slovak Republic
4.2.4. State Material Reserves
4.2.5. Issues in Crisis Management System in the Slovak Republic

4.3. Recommendation and Benefits of the Crisis Management System

4.3.1. Key Recommendations
4.3.2. Benefits of the Slovak Model for Ukraine

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5.1. Organization of the Crisis Management System

5.1.1. Legal Framework of Crisis Management
5.1.2. Key Terms in Crisis Management
5.1.3. Organizational Structure and Competences of Crisis Management Bodies and the Role of State Administration and Local Self-Government
5.1.4. Crisis Planning
5.1.5. Civil Protection
5.1.6. Integrated Rescue System and Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organizations
5.1.7. Economic Measures for Crisis Situations

5.2. Practical Experience of the Organization of Crisis Management

5.2.1. Large-scale Migration Wave in the Territory of the Czech Republic
5.2.2. Crisis Management in the Event of an Extraordinary Occurrence of Extreme Wind (Tornado) in the Territory of the South Moravian Region
5.2.3. Regional Tactical Exercise of the Regional Crisis Management Authorities on the Topic “DRYNESS 2019“

5.3. Issues in Crisis Management System

5.3.1. Historical Legislative Gaps and Lessons from the Past
5.3.2. Complexity of the Legislative Framework and Potential Ambiguities
5.3.3. Capacity and Financial Limits of Territorial SelfGoverning Units
5.3.4. Challenges in the Area of Population Protection and Crisis Planning
5.3.5. Specific Types of Threats and their Inadequate Preparedness

5.4. Benefits of the Crisis Management System and Recommendation

5.4.1. Proactive Approach and Lessons Learned from History
5.4.2. Robust Legislative and Institutional Framework
5.4.3. Integrated Rescue System as a Pillar of Response
5.4.4. Progress in Flood Protection and Warning Systems
5.4.5. Ensuring Resources and Financing
5.4.6. Preparedness for the Defense of the State
5.4.7. SWOT Analysis of Crisis Management in Public Administration in the Czech Republic
5.4.8. Recommendation

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Oleksandr Kuchyk – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of International Security and Strategic Studies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine. Author of more than 200 educational and methodological works and scientific publications in international relations, security studies and foreign policy and diplomacy. Scientific interests: International Security, International Organizations, Foreign Policy and International Conflicts, Sustainability and Anti-Crisis Management. Deputy Director of the International Security and Partnership Centre. Executive Director of the Ukrainian Association of International Studies. Project Coordinator “Implementation of the Best Practices of Crisis Management in Ukraine”. Guarantor of the educational program “International Security and Crisis Management”.

Michal Titko – PhD, Assoc. Prof. Ing., Department of Crisis Management, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia. Scientific interests: crisis management, crisis planning, societal vulnerability to disasters. He specifically examines the impact of disasters on society from the perspective of climate-related risks. He explores the role of information system support in crisis management.

Rudolf Urban – Prof. Ing., CSc, Dr.h.c, the guarantor of the follow-up master’s program Security Management, AMBIS University, Prague, Czech Republic. He has been working as a teacher for a long time within the doctoral study program at the National University of Public Service in Budapest. Scientific interests: the issues of material standards and public finances applicable to crisis situations. He publishes his experience in international journals in the WoS and SCOPUS. He is a member of several scientific councils and editorial boards of foreign journals.

Roman Vovk – Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of International Communications and Digital Diplomacy, Ivan Franko National
University of Lviv, Ukraine. Scientific supervisor of the digital diplomacy laboratory of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Author of more than 100 scientific and educational and methodological works. Scientific interests: Modeling of Socio-Political Processes, Digital Diplomacy, Information Systems and Technologies.

Marianna Gladysh – Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Security and Strategic Studies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Head of the Laboratory Centre of Northern European Countries, Ukraine. Guarantor of the educational and scientific Master’s program “International Security and Human Rights”. Scientific interests: International Security, Stability, Baltic-Black Sea Region, Foreign and Security Policy of Northern European Countries, Diplomatic and Consular Service.

Orest Hohosha – assistant at the Department of International Security and Strategic Studies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine. Author and co-author of about 30 scientific and educational and methodological works. Scientific interests: International and Regional Security, Armed Conflicts, Peacekeeping Activitie s, Humanitarian Operations, Foreign Policy of States, Activities of Intelligence Services of Foreign States.

Oksana Kohut-Ferens – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Security and Strategic Studies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine. Author of more than 50 scientific, educational and methodological works. Scientific interests: Energy, International Security: Forecasting and Modeling, Economic Diplomacy.

Jozef Kubás – PhD, Associate Professor. Department of Crisis Management, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia. He is the author of several scientific and professional
publications. Scientific interests: civil protection, crisis management in public administration, international crisis management, and the legal environment of crisis situations.

Marek Kulczycki – Dr. Eng. Associate Professor. Institute of International and Security Studies, University of Wroclaw, Poland. Scientific interests: military security, defense and armed forces in the international security system.

Yuliya Lesyk-Shkutnik – PhD, specialist in crisis management. University of Wroclaw, Republic of Poland. Author of more than 30 scientific and educational and methodological works. Scientific interests: National Security, Anti-Crisis Management, Human Rights.

Zoryana Makohin – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Security and Strategic Studies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine. Author of more than 80 scientific publications in international economic relations, foreign policy of Ukraine and management of migration processes. Coauthor of 2 textbooks, author of chapters in 6 monographs and 9 published methodological recommendations. Scientific interests: Foreign Policy of Ukraine, International Migration, Crisis Management, Geoeconomic Interests of the Countries of the World.

Katarzyna Michalewicz – PhD student, master’s degree in International Security. University of Wroclaw, Poland. Scientific interests: international security, the Polish diaspora in Asia, China and Japan (culture, history, security), wartime propaganda, periodicals of the Second Polish Republic, East Asian mythologies and new forms of religiosity and spirituality.

Jozef Ristvej – PhD. EMBA, Prof. Ing. Vice-Rector. Department of Crisis Management, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia. Scientific interests: support of information systems and technologies for decision support in crisis management, systems modeling and simulations.

Nataliya Struchok – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Security and Strategic Studies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine. Author of more than 70 scientific and educational and methodological works. Scientific interests: Crisis Management, Economic and Financial Security, Negotiation Process, Cross-Border Cooperation.

Irena Tušer – Ph.D., Associate Professor. Department of Security Management, AMBIS University, Prague, Czech Republic. Head of the Centre for Security Research. Scientific interests: crisis management, emergency preparedness, risk management, healthcare, social services.

Roman Urban – Ph.D., MBA, Ing. He works as a researcher in the follow-up Master’s program Security Management, AMBIS University, Prague, Czech Republic. He specializes in the analysis and management of risks during crisis situations and flexible human resource management. He publishes his experience in international journals in the WoS and SCOPUS.

Anna Jagiełło-Szostak – Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Institute of International and Security Studies, University of Wrocław. Senior analyst in the Balkan Team at the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin (2022–2024). Scientific research was conducted in the USA, UK, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo. Research interests: Foreign and security Policy of Balkan States, Cultural Factors in International Relations, Human Security, Ontological Security, Women Security, Crisis Management and Civil Protection in International Relations.