A 'Romantic Public Tragedy'? Covid Pandemic and the Changes of Governance in Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2371175 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Cichecka (0000-0002-7837-5684, University of Wrocław, corresponding author), Mateusz Karolak (0000-0003-0740-4430, University of Wrocław), Wojciech Ufel (0000-0002-7762-6349, University of Wrocław) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133-153 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/08969205241258408 |
| OpenAlex | W4399505503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 39 |
The impact of pandemic governance on state regimes is a topic of lively debate. While some researchers suggest that governments may use a 'state of exception' to consolidate their power and introduce new methods of control, others see it as an opportunity for new civil society initiatives and social innovation. In this paper, we examine both the actions and discourses of the Polish government and its associated actors and the independent bottom-up responses of Polish society and how these were incorporated or rejected by the government. Our primary focus is on public health governance, including quarantine policies, the management of scarce personal protective equipment, related narratives and societal responses. This study is based primarily on desk research, analysis of key legislation and regulations tailored to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland and analysis of social media (X/Twitter) discourse related to COVID-19. Our research reveals a crisis not only of governance but primarily of the neoliberal capitalist state. We conclude that governance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland showed uneven patterns
Civil society · Corporate governance · Economics · Pandemic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
Poverty, inequality and Covid-19
Biomedical technocracy, the networked public sphere and the biopolitics of Covid-19
Creeping crises and public administration
Social Solidarity during the Pandemic
Illiberal and authoritarian tendencies in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe
Governing as Governance
Covid-19 and Abortion
Covid-19 and digital deprivation in Poland
The Fears and Hopes of Ukrainian Migrant Workers in Poland in the Pandemic Era
Performing Covid-19 Control in Finland
Europe’s essential workers
Niespodziewany zwrot ideologii. Neoliberalizm i upadek Bloku Radzieckiego
Women, Gender equality and Covid-19
Hidden Abodes in Plain Sight
Mobility, Border Ethics, and the Challenge of Revanchist Identity Politics
Solidarity and mutual aid
The Covid‐19 pandemic and caring masculinity
Deepening inequalities
A Farewell to Homo Sacer? Sovereign Power and Bare Life in Agamben’s Coronavirus Commentary
Enhanced local-level willingness and ability to settle refugees
Multi‐level Governance
Robust governance for the long term and the heat of the moment
Street protests in times of Covid-19
Co-Governance for Accountability
Political Theology and Covid-19
Imposed volunteering
Homo Sacer
Crisis as potential for collective action
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |