His research interest is in crisis management, disaster studies, and safety and security. He is project leader of AREA, the Amsterdam Research on Emergency Administration in which he works together with practitioners on crisis management. He is the coordinator of the project ‘Enhancing smart disaster governance’, funded by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and 7 non-academic partners. He is an active member of EGOS and ISCRAM, and a member of the editorial board of Organization Studies and the International Journal of Emergency Services. Homepage: www.keesboersma.com.