Between lockdown and calm down. Comparing the Covid-19 responses of Norway and Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7332105 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jostein Askim (0000-0002-5675-6937, University of Oslo), Tomas Bergström (0000-0002-9257-6757, Lund University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 291-311 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Government Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03003930.2021.1964477 |
| OpenAlex | W3195976140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 32 |
This article studies the difference in the government response to COVID-19 in Norway and Sweden drawing upon theories of agenda setting, crisis management and multi-level governance. Despite having virtually identical systems of government and, initially, facing similar infection threats, Sweden opted for far less strict countermeasures than Norway. While Norway’s government response was similar to that of many European countries, Sweden received international attention for choosing befuddlingly soft measures, mostly recommendations and guidelines. This divergence is discussed vis-à-vis the multiple streams lens of agenda setting theory, highlighting differences in institutional and organisational legacies (e.g., the autonomy of government agencies) and intergovernmental relations (e.g., whether infectious disease expertise and authority is located at the local level
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Autonomy · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Corporate governance · Crisis response · Disease · Divergence (linguistics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Management · Norwegian · Outbreak · Political science · Public relations · Disaster Management and Resilience · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citations per year | 6.8 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |