Multilevel governance and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review

Carroll, Brendan J.; Brummel, Lars; Toshkov, Dimiter; Yesilkagit, Kutsal

doi:10.1080/13597566.2023.2292997

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“…In line with this, many studies have adopted a multi-level perspective on the pandemic response and the related coordination efforts. However, a recent review suggests that “the lack of precision regarding the content of a response” is a problem ( Carroll et al. , 2023 , p. 13).…”

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Vertical policy coordination of COVID-19 testing in Sweden: an analysis of policy-specific demands and institutional barriers

Hallberg,

Winblad,

Fredriksson

2024

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PurposeThe build-up of large-scale COVID-19 testing required an unprecedented effort of coordination within decentralized healthcare systems around the world. The aim of the study was to elucidate the challenges of vertical policy coordination between non-political actors at the national and regional levels regarding this policy issue, using Sweden as our case.Design/methodology/approachInterviews with key actors at the national and regional levels were analyzed using an adapted version of a conceptualization by Adam et al. (2019), depicting barriers to vertical policy coordination.FindingsOur results show that the main issues in the Swedish context were related to parallel sovereignty and a vagueness regarding responsibilities and mandates as well as complex governmental structures and that this was exacerbated by the unfamiliarity and uncertainty of the policy issue. We conclude that understanding the interaction between the comprehensiveness and complexity of the policy issue and the institutional context is crucial to achieving effective vertical policy coordination.Originality/valueMany studies have focused on countries’ overall pandemic responses, but in order to improve the outcome of future pandemics, it is also important to learn from more specific response measures.

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