Governments' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe : Navigating the Perfect Storm
This book examines similarities and differences in 31 European governments responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic hit Europe in early 2020. It spread across the continent during the Spring while anxious electorates were treated to news reports about health systems under duress and...
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| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Springer International Publishing
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Springer e-books science politique (Licence nationale) |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Governments' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe, Texte imprimé, 9783031141447 • Governments' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe, Texte imprimé, 9783031141461 • Governments' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe, Texte imprimé, 9783031141478 |
Sommario:
- 1. Covid-19 hit Europe: Patterns of government responses to the Pandemic
- 2. Introducing the Southern Grouping
- 3. Italy: Contested Centralisation Amid Political Uncertainty
- 4. Spain: Temporary Centralization Amidst Political Polarization
- 5. Greece: Command and Control Combined with Expert-Driven Responses?
- 6. Portugal: From Exception to the Epicentre
- 7. Cyprus: Exacerbating Authoritarianism
- 8. Malta: The Benefits of Centralised Politics 9. Introducing the Eastern Grouping
- 10. Poland: The Cardboard State v. the Virus
- 11. Romania: Inconsistent and Unpredictable Policy Implementation
- 12. Czech Republic: Best or Worst in Covid Country?
- 13. Hungary: Populist Government Politics
- 14. Bulgaria: Swift Early Response by the Executive, Followed by a Complete Governance Failure
- 15. Slovakia: Anti-Pandemic Fight Victim of Extreme Politicization
- 16. Croatia: Breaking Fragile Trust: How the Politicisation of Covid-19 Deepened the Divide Between Politics and Citizens
- 17. Lithuania: Dominance of Executive Power in the Context of Usual Confrontational Politics
- 18. Slovenia: Ripe for Autocratisation
- 19. Latvia: From Hubris to Nemesis
- 20. Estonia: Empowering the Executive
- 21. Introducing the Northern Grouping
- 22. Sweden: A Decentralized, Coordinated Response to the Pandemic
- 23. Denmark: Executive Power Concentration, yet still Consensus-Oriented
- 24. Finland: Balancing Centralized Leadership and Regional Interests
- 25. Norway: A Pragmatic, Collaborative, and Legitimate Response
- 26. Iceland: Heeding the Experts
- 27. Introducing the Western Grouping
- 28. Germany: Governance via Federal-State Conferences
- 29. The United Kingdom: Policy as a Game of Two Halves
- 30. France: From Centralization to Defiance?)
- 31. The Netherlands: The Acceptance of an Uncontrolled Centralization of Power
- 32. Belgium: Cooperation out of Necessity and Confirmation of Executive Dominance
- 33. Austria: A Strong Start Followed by a Strong Descent
- 34. Switzerland: Experimental Governance and Polarized Consociationalism
- 35. Ireland: The Executive-Centred Politics of Covid-19
- 36. Luxembourg: All Hands on Deck
- 37 Comparing 31 European Countries Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis.