Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications from Governance Capacity and Legitimacy

Jonas Lund-Tønnesen () and Tom Christensen
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Jonas Lund-Tønnesen: University of Oslo
Tom Christensen: University of Oslo

Public Organization Review, 2023, vol. 23, issue 2, No 2, 449 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the crisis management learning by the Norwegian government after the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on types of learning based on the concepts of governance capacity and legitimacy. Using unique interview data with 36 elite administrative and political executives in Norway, the study finds varied learning by the involved actors, and most learning about coordination between ministries and agencies, which are amplified by the lack of knowledge related to analytical capacity. The study contributes to advance the analytical understanding of crisis management learning and provides insight into what a high performing government in the pandemic attempts to learn.

Keywords: Administrative capacity; Coordination; COVID-19 pandemic; Crisis management; Learning; Norway (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s11115-023-00705-5

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