Zahariadis Nikolaos, Ceccoli Stephen, Petridou Evangelia
Department of International Studies Rhodes College Memphis Tennessee USA.
Department of International Studies, Risk and Crisis Research Center Mid Sweden University Östersund Sweden.
Risk Hazards Crisis Public Policy. 2021 Sep;12(3):328-345. doi: 10.1002/rhc3.12230. Epub 2021 Jun 9.
How does calculated inaction affect subsequent responses to the COVID-19 crisis? We argue that when governments employ calculated inaction during crises, they are more likely to manipulate the technical (scientific) aspects of national responses and highlight symbolic politics, each in the name of projecting power and strengthening the regime's governing authority. Using theoretical insight from McConnell and 't Hart's policy inaction typology, we investigate sense-making and crisis response narratives in China and Greece. We conclude with implications for policymaking and the crisis management literature.
精心策划的不作为如何影响对新冠疫情危机的后续应对？我们认为，在危机期间，当政府采取精心策划的不作为时，它们更有可能操纵国家应对措施的技术（科学）层面，并突出象征意义上的政治，二者均以彰显权力和强化政权的治理权威之名。运用麦康奈尔和“特哈特”政策不作为类型学的理论见解，我们考察了中国和希腊的认知理解及危机应对叙事。我们最后得出了对政策制定和危机管理文献的启示。
