Politicising and depoliticising covid-19: four narratives the government used to manage the balance between taking credit and apportioning blame

Kerr, Peter and Kettell, Steven (2021) Politicising and depoliticising covid-19: four narratives the government used to manage the balance between taking credit and apportioning blame. British Politics and Policy at LSE (07 Dec 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Peter Kerr and Steve Kettell examine the politicising and depoliticising effects of the various stories that were deployed by the government in its response to the coronavirus crisis during its daily press briefings over a 2-month period between 16 March and 16 May 2020. They identify four key narratives: unprecedented government activism; working to plan; national security, wartime unity and sacrifice; and scientific guidance.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
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:	21 Jan 2022 14:51
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 14:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/113283

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