A serious crisis that didn’t go to waste? The EU, the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of ambiguity in crisis-management

Fifi, Gianmarco (2023) A serious crisis that didn’t go to waste? The EU, the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of ambiguity in crisis-management. Journal of European Public Policy. ISSN 1350-1763

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Abstract

Was the European response to the Covid-19 crisis coherent to the challenges posed by the pandemic? The paper argues that the response to the pandemic had little to do with the characteristics of the crisis at hand and was rather linked to pre-conceived priorities of key actors in Europe (particularly surrounding the need to foster the green transition). The pandemic was thus considered as the epitome of an exogenous shock, to which no clear long-term policy response could be given, if not one that strengthens on previous political economic plans. The paper contributes to the literature on crisis-management in the EU, arguing that the multiple streams framework's focus on ambiguity is a fruitful complement to the historical institutionalist emphasis on critical junctures, particularly when studying exogenous shocks.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjpp20
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author
Divisions:	European Institute
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) 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 Jan 2024 12:06
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2024 18:03
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121225

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