On the notion of "Partnership" in critical infrastructure protection
Wiater P (2015)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2015
Journal
Book Volume: 6
Pages Range: 255-262
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1017/S1867299X00004554
Abstract
This article is a critical reflection on the manifoldness of the notion of "partnership" in Critical Infrastructure Protection. It is argued that the partnership arrangement can be a promising political approach to CIP if the details of public-private cooperation - that is: the participants, the duration, the responsibilities and duties, as well as possible financial compensation - are formalized. Illusionary ideas of a "partner-like" relationship between the public and the private, such as those laid down in the German "National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure Protection", are, however, doomed to fail. State authorities have to actively offer binding regulatory arrangements to private CI firms in order to establish which companies genuinely agree to cooperate - and which do not. Due to the state's constitutional obligation to guarantee national security and protect the life and health of its citizens, introducing legal requirements is the only possible reaction to a company's refusal to cooperate. In order to avoid overly intrusive market intervention, the state's offer to private firms or their industry associations to conclude binding regulatory contracts on CIP matters may serve as a promising compromise between a laissez-faire approach and regulation.
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APA:
Wiater, P. (2015). On the notion of "Partnership" in critical infrastructure protection. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 6(2), 255-262. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1867299X00004554
MLA:
Wiater, Patricia. "On the notion of "Partnership" in critical infrastructure protection." European Journal of Risk Regulation 6.2 (2015): 255-262.
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