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

Tomas Bergström, Sabine Kuhlmann, Martin Laffin and Ellen Wayenberg

Local Government Studies, 2022, vol. 48, issue 2, 179-190

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2022.2039636

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