Governing the Pandemic : : The Politics of Navigating a Mega-Crisis.

• Author: Boin, Arjen.
• TeilnehmendeR: McConnell, Allan.; 't Hart, Paul.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (137 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 The Year of the Unthinkable -- Annus Horribilis -- A Crisis Perspective on Pandemic Governance -- The Unique Characteristics of the COVID-19 Crisis -- Incubation and Rapid Escalation -- A Solidarity Crisis -- Multiple Domains, Multiple Crises -- Resulting Challenges -- How Did It Go? First Impressions -- Our Systems Were Not Designed for Pandemics -- Systems Were Stretched to Breaking Point -- Controversy About Response Strategies -- Success Stories -- A Preview of the Book -- Bibliography -- 2 What's Going On? -- A Sense-Making Nightmare -- Detecting COVID-19: Common Challenges -- Why Crises Are Easy to Miss -- The Role of Experts -- Fantasy Plans -- Navigating Uncertainty: Science-Policy Interface at Knife's Edge -- The Precarious Politics of Sense-Making -- Bibliography -- 3 Getting Things Done -- When the Rule Book No Longer Works -- Governance Challenges -- First Responses -- The Politics of Crisis Response -- Governance Capacity and Legitimacy -- Boosting Governance Capacity -- Crafting Legitimate Responses -- The Politics of Crisis Governance -- Bibliography -- 4 Crafting Crisis Narratives -- Constructing the Meaning of the COVID-19 Crisis -- The Rise and Fall of Crisis Narratives -- The Power of Words -- Framing Contests -- Winning Factors? -- Making Meaning of COVID-19 -- A Long Rollercoaster Ride -- Bibliography -- 5 Towards Closure -- The Need for Closure -- The Politics of Accountability -- Pressure and Opportunities -- Effects of the Accountability Process -- The Politics of Learning -- Learning Barriers -- COVID's Long Shadow and the Politics of Memory -- Bibliography -- 6 Pathways to Resilience -- Pivoting Forward -- Overcoming Organized Blindness -- Vigilant Decision-Making -- Managing Fragmentation -- Credible Crisis Narratives -- Managing Collective Stress -- What Matters Now.

Bibliography -- Index.