TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bergström, Tomas
A1  - Kuhlmann, Sabine
A1  - Laffin, Martin
A1  - Wayenberg, Ellen
T1  - Special issue on comparative intergovernmental relations and the pandemic
T2  - Local government studies
N2  - This introduction and the special issue are a contribution to comparative intergovernmental studies and public administration. This introduction provides an analytical overview of the intergovernmental relations policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic across ten European countries, focussing on the early waves of the disease. These policy responses are analysed in terms of three types of IGR process: (1) a predominantly multi-layered policy process involving limited conflict, (2) a centralised policy process as the central government attempts to suppress conflict and (3) a conflicted policy process where such attempts are contested and tend to contribute to poor policy outcomes. The conclusion, then, reviews the difficulties and trade-offs involved in attaining a balanced multi-layered, intergovernmental process.
KW  - intergovernmental relations
KW  - pandemic comparative
KW  - government comparative
KW  - public policy
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/62276
SN  - 0300-3930
SN  - 1743-9388
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
SP  - 179
EP  - 190
PB  - Taylor & Francis
CY  - London
ER  -