Assessing the effects of calculated inaction on national responses to the COVID-19 crisis.

IF 1.9 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-09 DOI:10.1002/rhc3.12230

Nikolaos Zahariadis, Stephen Ceccoli, Evangelia Petridou

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Abstract

How does calculated inaction affect subsequent responses to the COVID-19 crisis? We argue that when governments employ calculated inaction during crises, they are more likely to manipulate the technical (scientific) aspects of national responses and highlight symbolic politics, each in the name of projecting power and strengthening the regime's governing authority. Using theoretical insight from McConnell and 't Hart's policy inaction typology, we investigate sense-making and crisis response narratives in China and Greece. We conclude with implications for policymaking and the crisis management literature.

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评估蓄意不作为对国家应对COVID-19危机的影响。

有计划的不作为如何影响后续应对COVID-19危机?我们认为，当政府在危机期间采取有计划的不作为时，他们更有可能操纵国家反应的技术(科学)方面，并强调象征性政治，每一个都以投射权力和加强政权统治权威的名义。利用麦康奈尔和哈特的政策不作为类型学的理论见解，我们研究了中国和希腊的意义建构和危机应对叙事。我们总结了对政策制定和危机管理文献的启示。

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Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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