Governments' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe : navigating the perfect storm /: navigating the perfect storm. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Kennet Lynggaard, Mads Dagnis Jensen, Michael Kluth.
• Editors: Lynggaard, Kennet; Jensen, Mads Dagnis; Kluth, Michael F
• Contents: 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).
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 320.9409052; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Political aspects -- Europe; Comparative government; Europe -- Politics and government -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783031141454
• Related ISBNs: 9783031141447
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