Changes in the Crisis Management Policy – a Case Study of Poland

Abstract

This article aims to provide insights into the research conducted in 2019 when
recommendations for changes in the Act on Crisis Management in Poland were formulated and to
evaluate the changes introduced in the form of an amendment to the Act on Crisis Management in
2020. The research presented in the article is based on the assessment of the recommendations
formulated by the authors in 2019 according to the trends in public crisis management (New Public
Management, Public Governments) made in comparison to the literature in this area. The practical
part of the presented research consists of comparative analysis in four categories (General, Risk,
Critical Infrastructure, Other) and a discussion of the compliance of the formulated
recommendations with the changes in the amended act in 2020. The research showed that the
recommendations formulated in 2019 were accurate, especially in the categories of Risk and Critical
Infrastructure. The recommendations in the General category relate to the concept of security at the
state level, but not to this law on crisis management and thus appear to be neutral. In the theoretical
context, compliance of individual recommendations with the trends in public management was
indicated.