From ignorance to awareness: Quality of collaborative governance enhances public awareness of AMR

IF 4.9 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Social Science & Medicine Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117404

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Abstract

In representative democracies, the public administration plays a pivotal role in managing a myriad of public policies. While considerable knowledge exists regarding how public issue awareness influences political competition before policy enactment, its persistence in the administrative aftermath is characterized by much more uncertainty. This study addresses this puzzle within the challenging context of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) governance in Europe, posing the question: How does administrative governance shape public AMR awareness? Drawing on newly collected expert survey data from all EU member states and a recent Eurobarometer survey measuring behavioral aspects related to AMR (N = 26.502), the findings show that different aspects of administrative governance yield mixed results. Notably, there is a strong and positive relationship between the quality of collaborative governance and public awareness. These results underscore the critical role of administrative governance quality in understanding public behavior, particularly in the context of combating AMR.

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从无知到认识：合作治理的质量提高了公众对 AMR 的认识。

在代议制民主国家，公共行政部门在管理众多公共政策方面发挥着举足轻重的作用。虽然关于公共问题意识如何影响政策颁布前的政治竞争已有大量知识，但其在行政管理后的持续性却存在更多不确定性。本研究在欧洲抗菌药物耐药性（AMR）治理这一具有挑战性的背景下探讨了这一难题，并提出了以下问题：行政管理如何影响公众对 AMR 的认识？利用最新收集的来自欧盟所有成员国的专家调查数据和最近的欧洲晴雨表调查（N = 26.502）来衡量与 AMR 相关的行为方面，研究结果表明，行政管理的不同方面产生了好坏参半的结果。值得注意的是，合作治理的质量与公众意识之间存在着强烈的正相关关系。这些结果强调了行政治理质量在理解公众行为方面的关键作用，尤其是在抗击 AMR 的背景下。

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Social Science & Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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9.10

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5.60%

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762

审稿时长

38 days

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