This article joins with others in this special issue to examine the evolution of our
understanding of how the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic impacted policy ideas …

The study of ideas and crisis in public policy and administration has generated two
literatures with shared interests, but often distinct approaches. In this Symposium …

An important tradition in social policy writing sees the welfare state as an agent of social
cohesion against the divisive conflicts of market capitalism. Social policy in the UK is now …

This paper provides an overview of the initial crisis responses to the coronavirus pandemic
and asks whether and how both the nature of the COVID‐19 crisis and the national …

East-Central European countries have been hit by the economic crisis especially hard. This
article argues that reactions to the crisis by the Hungarian government of Viktor Orbán have …

The aim of this article is to explore the nature of policy change in the domain of public
finance (fiscal policy) in the wake of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic as well as …

This article studies the difference in the government response to COVID-19 in Norway and
Sweden drawing upon theories of agenda setting, crisis management and multi-level …

Machine generated contents note: Introduction. The political opportunities and constraints of
welfare state reform; 1. The welfare state: dynamic development, crisis, resilience, and …

This article assesses the impact of welfare state systems on the performance of economies
in creating the appropriate conditions for innovation and increased competitiveness. Since …

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted manifold social policy responses all around the
world. This article presents the findings of a meta-analysis of thirty-six in-depth country …