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Special issue on comparative intergovernmental relations and the pandemic: how European devolved governments responded to a public health crisis

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  • Tomas Bergström
  • Sabine Kuhlmann
  • Martin Laffin
  • Ellen Wayenberg

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This introduction and the special issue are a contribution to comparative intergovernmental studies and public administration. This introduction provides an analytical overview of the intergovernmental relations policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic across ten European countries, focussing on the early waves of the disease. These policy responses are analysed in terms of three types of IGR process: (1) a predominantly multi-layered policy process involving limited conflict, (2) a centralised policy process as the central government attempts to suppress conflict and (3) a conflicted policy process where such attempts are contested and tend to contribute to poor policy outcomes. The conclusion, then, reviews the difficulties and trade-offs involved in attaining a balanced multi-layered, intergovernmental process.

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  • Tomas Bergström & Sabine Kuhlmann & Martin Laffin & Ellen Wayenberg, 2022. "Special issue on comparative intergovernmental relations and the pandemic: how European devolved governments responded to a public health crisis," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(2), pages 179-190, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:48:y:2022:i:2:p:179-190
    DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2022.2039636
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