A media visibility analysis of public leadership in Scandinavian responses to pandemics

IF 3.1 Q1 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Olivier Rubin, E. Baekkeskov, PerOla Öberg
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Abstract This paper analyses public leadership in Scandinavia during the latest two pandemics, the swine flu pandemic in 2009 and the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, by compiling and contrasting national proxies of media visibility among pandemic response actors. Concretely, the paper taps into key media databases to develop indicators of how often national leaders and leading health experts are mentioned in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish media reports about the 2009 and 2020 pandemics. The study reveals a high degree of continuity of public leadership in Sweden during the two pandemics. In contrast, Norway and in particular Denmark both moved from a predominately expert-driven media presence in 2009 to a much stronger top-down ministerial leadership presence during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. In addition, Sweden also displays the most balanced media representation of health experts and cabinet ministers during both pandemics. The paper concludes by discussing the pros and cons of the outlined differences in public leadership and the possible practical implications with regards public debate and trust.
斯堪的纳维亚应对流行病公共领导层的媒体知名度分析
摘要本文分析了斯堪的纳维亚半岛在最近两次疫情期间的公共领导力,即2009年的猪流感疫情和2020年的冠状病毒疫情,通过汇编和对比疫情应对参与者的媒体知名度的国家指标。具体而言,该论文利用关键媒体数据库,制定丹麦、挪威和瑞典媒体关于2009年和2020年流行病的报道中提及国家领导人和主要卫生专家的频率指标。这项研究揭示了瑞典在两次疫情期间公共领导的高度连续性。相比之下,挪威,尤其是丹麦,在2020年冠状病毒大流行期间,都从2009年主要由专家主导的媒体形象转变为更强大的自上而下的部长级领导形象。此外,在这两次疫情期间,瑞典的卫生专家和内阁部长在媒体上的代表性也最为平衡。最后,本文讨论了公共领导力差异的利弊,以及对公共辩论和信任可能产生的实际影响。
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Policy Design and Practice
Policy Design and Practice PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-
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10.30
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4.30%
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19
审稿时长
13 weeks
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