Principled or pragmatic? The two approaches leaders can take during a drawn-out crisis

Boin, Arjen and Lodge, Martin ORCID: 0000-0002-4273-6118 (2021) Principled or pragmatic? The two approaches leaders can take during a drawn-out crisis. British Politics and Policy at LSE (03 Sep 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Political leaders can adopt two broad approaches in managing a protracted crisis like COVID-19. Some, like Boris Johnson, opt for a principled approach; others, like the Dutch government, take a pragmatic one. The choice is not simple, say Arjen Boin and Martin Lodge, and the best policy may be to combine elements of both.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Divisions:	Government
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:	09 Nov 2021 08:54
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 14:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/112370

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