The policy dynamics of COVID-19: what science can and cannot do

Atkinson, Paul (2020) The policy dynamics of COVID-19: what science can and cannot do. British Politics and Policy at LSE (26 Nov 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The government’s rhetoric about ‘following the science’ in responding to COVID-19, if taken at face value, shows a worrying misunderstanding of what science is and how it best supports policy, writes Paul Atkinson.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2020 09:33
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2025 07:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107738

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