Coming out soon: Crisis leadership and public governance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Post-COVID-19 and its disruptive impact on social and economic life as well as public and political attitudes, the world is not the same. A new normal has dawned in public management and public services, with immense implications. This book explores various issues and challenges emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines how governments worldwide have dealt with the pandemic and collects lessons drawn.

This book covers a total of 17 countries and regions, namely: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China (Mainland), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, The Netherlands, the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland), the UK and US. Special attention is drawn to China (Mainland) in particular, where the pandemic first broke out. Its subsequent efforts in suppressing the epidemic have been quite stunning. The range enables good international comparisons to be made in crisis leadership, response strategies and effectiveness across continents, systems, and cultures (East Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America). While the pandemic is still ongoing by the time the book is finalized, the experience gained over more than two years has provided good ground for lesson drawing.

Coming out: February 2023, https://doi-org.proxy.library.uu.nl/10.1142/13040

Authors of this book:

• Sandra van Thiel, Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Radboud University Nijmegen
• Anthony Cheung, Research Chair Professor of Public Administration at Education University of Hong Kong.