Federalism and the management of the Covid-19 crisis
Centralisation, Decentralisation and (Non-)Coordination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6408315 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yvonne Hegele (0000-0003-1567-0317, Institute of Public Management, School of Management and Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland, corresponding author), Johanna Schnabel (0000-0002-6160-1083, Freie Universität Berlin) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 1052-1076 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2021.1873529 |
| OpenAlex | W3127020614 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 59 |
The ability of federal states to manage the COVID-19 pandemic has created much debate. Federations differ considerably in the way they have been tackling the crisis, however. To shed light on how European federations (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) managed COVID-19, this paper distinguishes two dimensions of federal decision making: centralised/decentralised and unilateral/coordinated decision making. Drawing on official government documents and press reports, it examines decisions on the introduction of containment measures and their subsequent easing during the first wave. While Austria and Switzerland adopted a centralised approach, decentralised decision making prevailed in Germany. However, most decisions were coordinated between the governments at the federal and constituent unit level in Austria and Germany, in contrast to Switzerland where unilateralism prevailed. This difference in approaches can partly be explained by the distribution of powers. Political and economic factors also influenced the choice of crisis management strategies
Centralisation · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Crisis management · Decentralization · Economics · Federalism · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Reacting, fast and slow
Territory and Democratic Politics
Institutional designs and dynamics of crisis governance at the local level
El impacto de las relaciones intergubernamentales en la gestión de la Covid sobre el liderazgo de las mujeres
Formal intergovernmental arrangements as foundational conditions for territorial coordination
Decentralized governance and collective action dilemma
Forerunners vs. latecomers—institutional competition in the German federalism during the Covid crisis
Uncoordinated federalism
Decentralization
Centralization and integration of public health systems
Polycentric crisis response and societal resilience
O tempo e o vácuo decisório
The Political Economy of the Covid-19 Response in Autocracies
Federalization, de-federalization and resilience
The Reluctant Governor
Federative Coordination and Inequality of Provision
How can governments generate compliance in times of crisis? A review of the Covid-19 pandemic
What accounts for the different regional responses to Covid-19 in China? Exploring the role of institutional environment, governance capacity and legitimacy
Vaccine hesitancy and respect for public health measures
Politicization without institutionalization
Coping With Turbulence and Safeguarding Against Authoritarianism
Gaining trust through consultation? How intergovernmental interactions influences citizens’ political trust in times of crisis
Federalism, political leadership and the Covid-19 pandemic
Ideology, political polarisation and agility of policy responses
The role of sub-national actors in coordinative Europeanisation
Forum
Do pandemics reduce support for democracy? A survey experiment in Myanmar
Understanding street-level managers’ compliance
Policy advisory system quality under multilevel governance
Evaluating Territorial Authority over Policy Responses to the Crisis
Emerging issues and new frontiers in federalism, regionalism and territorial governance
Multilevel governance and responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Sticking to the script
Multilingual federalism in times of crisis
From full cooperation to all against all? Italian regions in intergovernmental relations during the pandemic
A Tale of Two Crises
Pandemic Decentralization
We're All in This Together?’ A Survey Experiment on the Perceived Legitimacy of Region‐Specific Crisis Interventions in Germany and the Netherlands
Public Health, Internal Borders, and the Ends of Federalism
Crisis management and territorial preferences
Federalism, Public Goods, and Collective Action Issues under Covid-19
Administrative resilience and democratic backsliding in crisis governance
Democracy in times of the pandemic
Covid-19 and Nursing Homes in Decentralized Spain
Autonomy and accountability
Bespoke science
Regulatory Approaches in the Face of a Pandemic
Restoring or transforming the economy? How institutional actors in Germany and Italy framed Covid-19 economic policies
Covid-19
Southern Europe Managing the First Phase of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Performing Crisis Management
Government capacity, societal trust or party preferences
Covid‐19 and European Multi‐Level Democracy
Covid-19 and territorial politics
Navigating Conflicting Incentives
How does policy learning take place across a multilevel governance architecture during crises
Executive hour or political competition in times of crisis?—An analysis of public crisis reporting on the Covid‐19 lockdowns in Germany
Federalism and Public Health Governance. The Role of State-Level Horizontal Coordination During Responses to Covid-19 in Brazil
Business, as usual? The impact of organized economic interests on the stringency of Covid-19 containment policies
Decentralization of Internal Crisis Management and Communication
Assessing the impact of federalism on constitutional compliance
Expert authority and support for Covid-19 measures in Germany and the UK
Kinder, gentler – and crisis-proof? Consensus democracy, inclusive institutions and Covid-19 pandemic performance
Attributing blame
Opposition in times of crisis
The Timing of Implementation of Covid-19 Lockdown Policies
Governments and parliaments in a state of emergency
Multilevel governance and political leadership
Government polling in times of crises
Policy performance in crisis
Governing schools in times of pandemic
Effects of Territorial Party Politics on Horizontal Coordination among the German Länder – An Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic Management in Germany
Perceived risk crowds out trust? Trust and public compliance with coronavirus restrictions over the course of the pandemic
Decentralisation in Times of Crisis
O federalismo cooperativo em obstrução
La coordinación institucional durante la pandemia de Covid-19
The power to tax
Democracy in America
Federal Dynamics
The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations
Fiscal Decentralization and the Challenge of Hard Budget Constraints
The Robust Federation
Measuring Regional Authority
Decentralisation as an Incentive Scheme
Explaining success and failure in crisis coordination
Case Study Research
Trust, but customize
The effect of reformed legislative competences on Länder policy-making
How Centralized Federations Avoid Over-centralization
The purpose of intergovernmental councils
Horizontal coordination in cooperative federalism
Vertical influence or horizontal coordination? The purpose of intergovernmental councils in Switzerland
Organising for Effective Emergency Management
Managing Horizontal Government
A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures
The intergovernmental dimensions of the social union
Brussels between Bern and Berlin
Intergovernmental Cooperation in a Decentralised System
The State of American Federalism, 2001-2002
Beyond the Fiction of Federalism
Political Power, Fiscal Crises, and Decentralization in Latin America
Is Federalism the Reason for Policy Failure in Hurricane Katrina
Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations
Shared Rule in Federal Political Systems
Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations
Beyond Decentralization--The Comparative Study of Interdependence in Federal Systems
Territorial Politics and Institutional Change
Intergovernmental Relations in Canada
Shifting the Blame
Values and Value Tradeoffs in Federalism
Business “Not” as Usual
Where Federalism Didn’t Fail
Coping with power dispersion? Autonomy, co-ordination and control in multilevel systems
Federal dynamics in times of economic and financial crisis
Where does learning take place? The role of intergovernmental cooperation in policy diffusion
The Cooperative Capacity of Swiss Federalism
Authority Migration in Federations
| Unique citing works | 76 |
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| Citations per year | 15,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 75 |