Justifying mobility restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic
A Test in Multilevel Governance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407457 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie‐eve Bélanger (0000-0002-8428-9942, University of Geneva, corresponding author), Sandra Lavenex (0000-0002-8769-4492, University of Geneva) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1343-1368 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2023.2197330 |
| OpenAlex | W4366986135 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 39 |
In public health crisis governance, effective communication has been shown to move people from awareness to compliance. This article examines the effectiveness of the communication strategy developed by stakeholders in the European multi-level governance during the COVID-19 pandemic. An original dataset of over 40,000 tweets from 65 actors in Switzerland, France, the UK, the EU and the UN is used to measure the timeliness, consistency and connectivity of tweets about mobility restrictions in the first phase of the pandemic. Analysis shows that the discourse surrounding mobility restrictions gradually becomes more politicised after an initial phase of high consistency and connectivity among actors. Additionally, low inter-level connectivity suggests a lack of coordination across governance levels, despite a strong consistency in the message. The study concludes that this pattern of communication could worsen the rising infodemic issue
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Business · Consistency (knowledge bases) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Corporate governance · H1n1 pandemic · Outbreak · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Test (biology) · Computer Science · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics
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Managing Transboundary Crises
European Union Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Theorizing institutional change and governance in European responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Framing immobility
Effective Health Risk Communication About Pandemic Influenza for Vulnerable Populations
A Postfunctionalist Theory of European Integration
Crisis management performance and the European Union
European Coronationalism? A Hot Spot Governing a Pandemic Crisis
Communicating Mobility Restrictions During the Covid‐19 Crisis on Twitter
Power to the frame
Framing
Discursive Institutionalism
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |