ABSTRACT
This chapter tries in filling the conceptual gap highlighted by Seidman and Salamon. The hierarchical model of federal administration involves the imposition of rules, often based on limited consultation with the affected parties. The chapter shows how the Stakeholder Council Model might be applied to an important and complex area of homeland security, the development of comprehensive identity management systems. The Stakeholder Council Model is based on years of experience with standards-setting groups in many sectors of the economy. The deliberate denial of independent power to a coordinating group can be a source of strength for the coordination process. The contention rather is that homeland security involves countervailing values that often cannot best be addressed by solutions dictated from Washington. The Stakeholder Council Model presents an alternative approach that, although potentially more time consuming in the deliberative phase, may allow for the development of more effective and comprehensive solutions for the longer term.
