Governments' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe: Navigating the Perfect Storm

ISBN-13: 9783031141447 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 475 str.

Kennet Lynggaard; Mads Dagnis Jensen; Michael Kluth

Opis

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 frustrated attempts by public procurement officials to obtain adequate supplies of medical and protective equipment. Over the next 15–18 months considered by this book, national responses exhibited both similarities and profound variations as the different endeavours to regulate social interactions constituted a stress test for political systems across Europe.

Spis treści

1. Covid-19 hit Europe: Patterns of government responses to the Pandemic (Kennet Lynggaard, Michael Kluth  Mads Dagnis Jensen)

Part I. The Southern Grouping

2. Introducing the Southern Grouping (Michael Kluth, Mads Dagnis Jensen & Kennet Lynggaard)

3. Italy: Contested Centralisation Amid Political Uncertainty (Edoardo Bressanelli & David Natali)

4. Spain: Temporary Centralization Amidst Political Polarization (Antonio Barroso & Juan A. Mayoral)

5. Greece: Command and Control Combined with Expert-Driven Responses? /Theofanis Exadaktylos and Sevasti Chatzopoulou

6. Portugal: From Exception to the Epicentre (João Carvalho)

7. Cyprus: Exacerbating Authoritarianism (Gregoris Ioannou & Giorgos Charalambous)

8. Malta: The Benefits of Centralised Politics (Mark Harwood)

Part II. The Eastern Grouping

9. Introducing the Eastern Grouping (Michael Kluth, Kennet Lynggaard  Mads Dagnis Jensen)

10. Poland: The “Cardboard State” v. the Virus (Natasza Styczyńska & Marcin Zubek)

11. Romania: Inconsistent and Unpredictable Policy Implementation (Sergiu Gherghina & Sebastian Ilinca)

12. Czech Republic: Best or Worst in Covid Country? (Petr Kaniok)

13. Hungary: Populist Government Politics (Robert Csehi)

14. Bulgaria: Swift Early Response by the Executive, Followed by a Complete Governance Failure (Dimiter Toshkov)

15. Slovakia: Anti-Pandemic Fight Victim of Extreme Politicization (Pavol Babos)

16. Croatia: Breaking Fragile Trust: How the Politicisation of Covid-19 Deepened the Divide Between Politics and Citizens (Tena Prelec & Sanja Bojanić)

17. Lithuania: Dominance of Executive Power in the Context of Usual Confrontational Politics (Ramūnas Vilpišauskas)

18. Slovenia: Ripe for Autocratisation (Danica Fink-Hafner)

19. Latvia: From Hubris to Nemesis (Daunis Auers)

20. Estonia: Empowering the Executive (Liisa Talving & Piret Ehin)

Part III. The Northern Grouping

21. Introducing the Northern Grouping (Michael Kluth, Kennet Lynggaard & Mads Dagnis Jensen)

22. Sweden: A Decentralized, Coordinated Response to the Pandemic (Evangelia Petridou, Jörgen Sparf & Hilda Broqvist)

23. Denmark: Executive Power Concentration, yet still Consensus-Oriented (Michael Kluth, Mads Dagnis Jensen & Kennet Lynggaard)

24. Finland: Balancing Centralized Leadership and Regional Interests (Risto Niemikari & Tapio Raunio)

25. Norway: A Pragmatic, Collaborative, and Legitimate Response (Tom Christensen & Per Lægreid)

26. Iceland: Heeding the Experts (Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson & Gústaf Adolf Skúlason)

Part IV. The Western Grouping

27. Introducing the Western Grouping (Michael Kluth, Mads Dagnis Jensen & Kennet Lynggaard)

28. Germany: Governance via Federal-State Conferences (Jale Tosun & Christin Heinz-Fischer)

29. The United Kingdom: Policy as a Game of Two Halves (Edward Ashbee)

30. France: From Centralization to Defiance? (Daniel Benamouzig)

31. The Netherlands: The Acceptance of an Uncontrolled Centralization of Power (Ira Helsloot and Koen Heijndijk)

32. Belgium: Cooperation out of Necessity and Confirmation of Executive Dominance (Peter Bursens, Patricia Popelier and Koen Verhoest)

33. Austria: A Strong Start Followed by a Strong Descent (Franz Fallend & Eric Miklin)

34. Switzerland: Experimental Governance and Polarized Consociationalism (Martino Maggetti)

35. Ireland: The Executive-Centred Politics of Covid-19 (Conor Little)

36. Luxembourg: All Hands on Deck (Anna-Lena Högenauer)

 Part V. Concluding

37 Comparing 31 European Countries’ Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis (Mads Dagnis Jensen, Kennet Lynggaard & Michael Kluth)

O autorze

Kennet Lynggaard is Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark.

Mads Dagnis Jensen is Associate Professor at the Department of International Economics, Government, and Business at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Michael Kluth is Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark.

Blurb

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 frustrated attempts by public procurement officials to obtain adequate supplies of medical and protective equipment. Over the next 15–18 months considered by this book, national responses exhibited both similarities and profound variations as the different endeavours to regulate social interactions constituted a stress test for political systems across Europe.

Kennet Lynggaard is Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark.

Mads Dagnis Jensen is Associate Professor at the Department of International Economics, Government, and Business at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Michael Kluth is Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark.