Analytical capacity as a critical condition for responding to Covid-19 in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID12651900
AuthorsNatália Koga (0000-0003-0143-8373, corresponding author), Natália Massaco Koga (Directorate of Studies and Policies of the State, Institutions and Democracy of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea)/Brasília , Brazil), Pedro Lucas De Moura Palotti (Directorate of Studies and Policies of the State, Institutions and Democracy of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea)/Brasília , Brazil), Pedro Palotti (0000-0002-9071-9726), Pedro Arthur de Miranda Marques Pontes (Department of Sociology, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, IN, USA), Bruno Gontyjo Do Couto (0000-0003-0339-6875, Directorate of Studies and Policies of the State, Institutions and Democracy of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea)/Brasília , Brazil), Marcos Luiz Vieira Soares Filho (0000-0001-6728-3912), Marcos Luiz Vieira Soares (Directorate of Studies and Policies of the State, Institutions and Democracy of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea)/Brasília , Brazil)
Year2022
Volume42
Issue1
Pages117-130
Publication date2022-12-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1449-4035 • E-ISSN: 1839-3373
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/polsoc/puac028
OpenAlexW4313527570
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited16

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed several challenges to the Brazilian health system, among them the general context of ambiguity and uncertainty and the conflicting positioning of the government in power concerning scientific advice resources. Different aspects can be analyzed to explore the dynamics of strengthening and resilience of the system. This paper focuses on its analytical capacity, examining how it was developed and recently challenged. The investigation employed survey data, analysis of official documents and newspaper articles, and in-depth interviews with specialists and federal bureaucrats. The research shows the magnitude and relevance of that dimension of policy capacity in the federal health system and how it was crucial to the resilience of the system in defining the directions of the fight against COVID-19 in Brazil, although scientific-based recommendations were rejected by political leaders

Ambiguity · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Dimension (graph theory · Disease · Geography · Government (linguistics · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Public relations · Relevance (law · Resilience (materials science · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Medicine · Psychology · Public Health in Brazil · Law · Public Administration · Social Psychology

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