This article captures dynamics of enhancing policy robustness in governments, indicating practical implications for crisis management during turbulence.
Key Points
The aim is to explore how political and administrative institutions can foster robustness in crisis situations through hybridity.
Conducted 108 interviews across 19 case studies in nine European countries
Focused on responses to COVID-19 vaccination promotion and school closures
Reevaluated decision-making venues, regulatory tools, and modes of coordination.
Identified interconnected perspectives of decision-making, regulatory tools, and coordination as vital for robustness
Hybridity enhances crisis responses by allowing complementary effects and resolving conflicts over time
Proposed a reconceptualization of hybridity in crisis response for better governance.