Attributing responsibility in devolved contexts. Experimental evidence from the UK

León, Sandra; Orriols, Lluís

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2019.01.001

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“…The extent of decentralization versus centralization varies even across unitary states. Centralized states emphasize the authority of the central government and blur the responsibilities between central-local ties, making it easier to adopt and implement policies in a top-down fashion (León & Orriols, 2019; Wimmer, 2018). In contrast, decentralized states share power with the governments at different levels and clarify the responsibilities among multiple tiers.…”

Section: Two Critical Contextual Factors: Institutional Arrangements mentioning

confidence: 99%

Why Do Countries Respond Differently to COVID-19? A Comparative Study of Sweden, China, France, and Japan

Yan

Zhang

et al. 2020

The American Review of Public Administration

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Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are important public health tools to fight against COVID-19. Governments around the world have instituted a variety of NPIs to modify individuals’ behavior, giving rise to four distinct pandemic response strategies: nudge, mandate, decree, and boost. To better understand the different policy choices involved in these strategies, four countries including Sweden, China, France, and Japan were compared to identify the critical institutional and cultural determinants of national response strategy. The finding shows that various responses regarding same threat are dependent on the distinctive institutional arrangements and cultural orientation of each country, and thus, there is no One-Size-Fits-All strategy.

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Section: Two Critical Contextual Factors: Institutional Arrangements mentioning

confidence: 99%

Why Do Countries Respond Differently to COVID-19? A Comparative Study of Sweden, China, France, and Japan

Yan

Zhang

et al. 2020

The American Review of Public Administration

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138

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“…In order to capture common heuristics and predispositions people may rely on when assigning responsibility (e.g. Hobolt and Tilley 2014; Johns 2011; León, Jurado, and Garmendia Madariaga 2018) we include partisan identity (nine main parties plus others and no party ID) and attachment to the Netherlands and the EU (measured on a 7-point scale; for a discussion about the relevance of national identity see León and Orriols 2019). In order to control for direct effects of knowledge and education, we include a political knowledge scale (consisting of five general and EU-specific questions) and education (based on ESISCED).…”

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confidence: 99%

Policy responsibility in the multilevel EU structure – The (non-)effect of media reporting on citizens’ responsibility attribution across four policy areas

Goldberg

Brosius

Vreese

2021

Journal of European Integration

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In the EU multilevel structure, citizens differ in perceptions of who is responsible for policies and their outcomes. Policy responsibility consists of two concepts, functional and causal responsibility. While the latter has been studied in the context of 'blaming Europe' for negative outcomes, the necessary condition of functional responsibility has received only scant attention. The media plays a crucial role in providing citizens with information for attributing causal responsibility, but may be even more important for attributing functional responsibility. We test this for the case of the Netherlands for four policy areas: Immigration, social welfare, economy, and terrorism. Linking survey data to automated media content data, we predict the effect of exposure to policy-related information on the European level on policy-level attribution. Although the results show both differences in citizens' functional responsibility attributions and EU-related media coverage across policy areas, we find no effect from media consumption on responsibility attributions.

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“…This interdisciplinary remote networking implemented in Wuhan may serve as a valuable framework for combating the spread of COVID-19 worldwide. China, as a centralized state emphasizing the authority and responsibilities of the central government, may find it easier than those decentralized states to implement policies in a top-down fashion (León & Orriols, 2019; Yan et al., 2020). Chinese citizens are more likely to adhere to government interventions and normative commitment (Gelfand et al., 2011).…”

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Social work involvement in the COVID-19 response in China: Interdisciplinary remote networking

Chen

Zheng

et al. 2020

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Social workers in China have been involved significantly in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article introduces the innovative interdisciplinary remote networking framework which both provides a guide for medical and community social workers’ involvement during the COVID-19 outbreaks, and also to support interdisciplinary collaboration with the aim of helping individuals and families in need during the pandemic. Findings The implementation of interdisciplinary remote networking, developed by Chinese social workers, has effectively addressed the different domains of need experienced by the affected population and has established a new approach for social work in the field of health. The framework also provides an effective model for setting up a targeted and sustained service system that links social workers with psychological and medical resources, which capitalize on social resources to buffer the negative impacts of the disease. Social workers play an essential role during such a public health emergency, providing critical services for patients and families, medical workers, self-quarantined residents, and the general population. Applications The service mode of interdisciplinary remote networking, based on the frontline experiences of social work interventions in China, may serve as a framework for combating COVID-19 in other countries. The framework is among the initiatives that provide transferrable skills to social work practitioners working in network-based social work services during public health emergencies. Thus, the framework presents implications for future practice development in both disaster social work and also public health social work.

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Attributing responsibility in devolved contexts. Experimental evidence from the UK

Cited by 16 publications

References 46 publications

Why Do Countries Respond Differently to COVID-19? A Comparative Study of Sweden, China, France, and Japan

Why Do Countries Respond Differently to COVID-19? A Comparative Study of Sweden, China, France, and Japan

Policy responsibility in the multilevel EU structure – The (non-)effect of media reporting on citizens’ responsibility attribution across four policy areas

Social work involvement in the COVID-19 response in China: Interdisciplinary remote networking

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