The Limits of Power Concentration and Expert Knowledge in Emergency Management: Spain’s Government Response during the First Phase of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Juan Rodríguez Teruel, Eloísa del Pino and José Real-Dato

South European Society and Politics, 2022, vol. 27, issue 4, 487-519

Abstract: Focusing on the central government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis during the first wave in Spain, the article analyses the executive’s strategy of power concentration, and the factors that shape its implementation. We sketch how the crisis erupted, the main measures and strategies adopted by the national executive, the role of the experts, and the interaction with other political actors and institutions. We also explore the second phase and how the political reaction evolved towards a more consensual approach. Paradoxically, the consequences for the political actors were apparently less harmful than expected, since the governments did not lose political support, and the electorate continued to support the policy measures adopted to mitigate the pandemic.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2022.2091861

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