The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate
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Resumo: | As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemics reaches the entire planet the political responses to deal with the coronavirus disease Covid-19 have flourished. However, not only has the evidence on decision-making and outcomes – including the side effects – lacked, but also the policy analysis has not been able to overcome an overly descriptive nature that brings too little to the theoretical understanding of the political management of Covid-19. Building on the Portuguese case, this essay aims to contribute to fill in such blanks, notably by contributing to the improvement of political responses and consolidation of the theoretical debate about political decision-making in the context of health crises. The reflection expands on the need to clarify the goal of the management of contagions (whether the aim is to eradicate, manage, ignore or if there is an inability to manage the transmission chains), on the quality monitoring and limits of international comparisons (different methodologies and the importance of mass screening), and on aspects of leaving with Covid-19 and quest for normality (challenges in the access to vaccination and links with broader social inequalities). The reflection ends by showing how the Portuguese case resonates on some of the key theories of the analysis of public policies cycles. |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debateA gestão política da Covid-19 em Portugal: contributos analíticos para o debate internacionalInfecções por CoronavirusDoenças transmissíveis emergentesPolíticasEpidemiologiaCoronavirus InfectionsCommunicable diseases, emergingPoliciesEpidemiologyAs the SARS-CoV-2 pandemics reaches the entire planet the political responses to deal with the coronavirus disease Covid-19 have flourished. However, not only has the evidence on decision-making and outcomes – including the side effects – lacked, but also the policy analysis has not been able to overcome an overly descriptive nature that brings too little to the theoretical understanding of the political management of Covid-19. Building on the Portuguese case, this essay aims to contribute to fill in such blanks, notably by contributing to the improvement of political responses and consolidation of the theoretical debate about political decision-making in the context of health crises. The reflection expands on the need to clarify the goal of the management of contagions (whether the aim is to eradicate, manage, ignore or if there is an inability to manage the transmission chains), on the quality monitoring and limits of international comparisons (different methodologies and the importance of mass screening), and on aspects of leaving with Covid-19 and quest for normality (challenges in the access to vaccination and links with broader social inequalities). The reflection ends by showing how the Portuguese case resonates on some of the key theories of the analysis of public policies cycles.À medida que a pandemia SARS-CoV-2 alcança a escala planetária multiplicam-se as respostas políticas de combate à doença Covid-19. Contudo, não só persiste a falta de evidência sobre os processos de tomada de decisão e os resultados obtidos – incluindo os colaterais –, como a análise de políticas não tem sido capaz de ultrapassar reportes descritivos que pouco acrescentam à compreensão teórica da gestão política desta doença. Partindo do caso português, este ensaio visa contribuir para corrigir essas lacunas, em concreto: contribuir para a melhoria das respostas políticas e para a consolidação do debate teórico a respeito da tomada de decisão política em contexto de crises sanitárias. A reflexão desenvolve-se em torno da necessidade de clarificar os objetivos de gestão dos contágios (se é erradicar, gerir, ignorar ou se há incapacidade na gestão das cadeias de transmissão), sobre a qualidade da monitorização e limites da comparação internacional (diferenças de metodologias e a importância dos rastreios) e sobre aspetos de como viver com a Covid-19 e a procura de normalidade (desafios no acesso à vacinação e relações com desigualdades sociais). A reflexão termina com a indicação de como o caso português ilustra as principais teorias de análise dos ciclos das políticas públicas.SciELO PreprintsSciELO PreprintsSciELO Preprints2020-08-24info:eu-repo/semantics/preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/114010.1590/SciELOPreprints.1140porhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/article/view/1140/1711Copyright (c) 2020 Tiago Correiahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCorreia, Tiagoreponame:SciELO Preprintsinstname:SciELOinstacron:SCI2020-08-24T18:49:34Zoai:ops.preprints.scielo.org:preprint/1140Servidor de preprintshttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scieloONGhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/oaiscielo.submission@scielo.orgopendoar:2020-08-24T18:49:34SciELO Preprints - SciELOfalse |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate A gestão política da Covid-19 em Portugal: contributos analíticos para o debate internacional |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate Correia, Tiago Infecções por Coronavirus Doenças transmissíveis emergentes Políticas Epidemiologia Coronavirus Infections Communicable diseases, emerging Policies Epidemiology |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate |
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The political management of Covid-19 in Portugal: analytical insights for the international debate |
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Correia, Tiago |
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Correia, Tiago |
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Correia, Tiago |
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Infecções por Coronavirus Doenças transmissíveis emergentes Políticas Epidemiologia Coronavirus Infections Communicable diseases, emerging Policies Epidemiology |
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Infecções por Coronavirus Doenças transmissíveis emergentes Políticas Epidemiologia Coronavirus Infections Communicable diseases, emerging Policies Epidemiology |
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As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemics reaches the entire planet the political responses to deal with the coronavirus disease Covid-19 have flourished. However, not only has the evidence on decision-making and outcomes – including the side effects – lacked, but also the policy analysis has not been able to overcome an overly descriptive nature that brings too little to the theoretical understanding of the political management of Covid-19. Building on the Portuguese case, this essay aims to contribute to fill in such blanks, notably by contributing to the improvement of political responses and consolidation of the theoretical debate about political decision-making in the context of health crises. The reflection expands on the need to clarify the goal of the management of contagions (whether the aim is to eradicate, manage, ignore or if there is an inability to manage the transmission chains), on the quality monitoring and limits of international comparisons (different methodologies and the importance of mass screening), and on aspects of leaving with Covid-19 and quest for normality (challenges in the access to vaccination and links with broader social inequalities). The reflection ends by showing how the Portuguese case resonates on some of the key theories of the analysis of public policies cycles. |
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