Abstract
The article examines changes in the role and position of experts in policy making in the EU member states and four additional West European mature democracies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unique survey data is employed to establish fit with competing theoretical understandings of policy learning from three distinct approaches of historical institutionalism: path dependency, punctuated equilibrium and ideational change. Despite the gravity of the crisis and institutional variation in sample countries, surprisingly strong support for path dependency is observed.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Public Organization Review |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 223-247 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISSN | 1566-7170 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Published online: 20 May 2022.Keywords
- Historical institutionalism
- Path dependency
- Punctuated equilibrium
- Ideational Change
- Covid-19 politics