Policy-making, policy-taking, and policy-shaping: Local government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Stoney, C; Asquith, A; Kipper, K; McNeill, J; Martin, J; Spano, A

Policy-making, policy-taking, and policy-shaping: Local government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Stoney, C Asquith, A

Kipper, K McNeill, J Martin, J Spano, A

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Public Administration, 2023, 82, (4), pp. 440-461
Issue Date:: 2023-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Stoney, C
dc.contributor.author	Asquith, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2829-0455
dc.contributor.author	Kipper, K
dc.contributor.author	McNeill, J
dc.contributor.author	Martin, J
dc.contributor.author	Spano, A
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-11T23:55:54Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-11T23:55:54Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Public Administration, 2023, 82, (4), pp. 440-461
dc.identifier.issn	0313-6647
dc.identifier.issn	1467-8500
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175565
dc.description.abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged nations states across the world. They have implemented lockdown and social distancing and with the development of vaccines have gone to great lengths to build herd immunity for their populations. As place managers, local government has played a variety of roles supporting central government edicts related to social distancing and supporting local businesses impacted by lockdowns. The research reported here comparing the role local government has played in Australia, Canada, Italy, and New Zealand shows that they have at different times and for different issues been policy takers from central government, policy shapers, and policy makers adapting national strategies. Local government plays an important complementary role with central governments in both unitary and federal systems of government. The paper contributes to the literature on multi-level governance, place-based decision-making, and disaster and emergency management by offering a framework for analysing municipal roles in crises management both in their relationship with higher layers of government and in their acting as locally placed organisations. Points for practitioners: Cross-national study: Australia, Canada, Italy, and New Zealand. Examination of local government responses to COVID-19 pandemic as policy makers, takers, or shapers. Comparison of federal and unitary states.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Public Administration
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1467-8500.12585
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.subject	14 Economics, 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 16 Studies in Human Society
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration
dc.subject.classification	4407 Policy and administration
dc.subject.classification	4408 Political science
dc.title	Policy-making, policy-taking, and policy-shaping: Local government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	82
utslib.for	14 Economics
utslib.for	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-02-11T23:55:53Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	82
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged nations states across the world. They have implemented lockdown and social distancing and with the development of vaccines have gone to great lengths to build herd immunity for their populations. As place managers, local government has played a variety of roles supporting central government edicts related to social distancing and supporting local businesses impacted by lockdowns. The research reported here comparing the role local government has played in Australia, Canada, Italy, and New Zealand shows that they have at different times and for different issues been policy takers from central government, policy shapers, and policy makers adapting national strategies. Local government plays an important complementary role with central governments in both unitary and federal systems of government. The paper contributes to the literature on multi-level governance, place-based decision-making, and disaster and emergency management by offering a framework for analysing municipal roles in crises management both in their relationship with higher layers of government and in their acting as locally placed organisations. Points for practitioners: Cross-national study: Australia, Canada, Italy, and New Zealand. Examination of local government responses to COVID-19 pandemic as policy makers, takers, or shapers. Comparison of federal and unitary states.

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