This open access book examines the diverse strategies implemented by national and local European governments to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than focus on individual national case studies, it brings together leading scholars and policymakers to analyse the wide range of containment policies utilised across the continent at various levels of government. In doing so, the volume assesses Covid-19 crisis-management experiences to identify good practices based on comparative and fine-grained evidence. It argues that such a stock-taking exercise is crucial to better prepare European polities and societies for future crises, including climate change and environmental disasters. The book will appeal to scholars and students of public policy, crisis-management, public administration, international relations and comparative law.

This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Examines the diverse strategies implemented by European governments to contain the Covid-19 pandemic Focuses on both national and local levels of government Identifies good practices in crisis management based on comparative and fine-grained evidence

Autorentext

**Clara Egger is Assistant Professor of Global Governance in the Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Raul Magni-Berton** is Professor of Political Science and Scientific Director at the European School of Political and Social Sciences, Lille Catholic University, France.

Eugenie de Saint-Phalle is Lecturer at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

Inhalt

Chapter 1- A comparative journey into COVID-19 policies in Europe.- Part 1 - Patterns of crisis decision-making.- Chapter 2- What's in a Name? European uses of States of Exception during COVID-19.- Chapter 3 -The role of parliaments in exceptional times.- Chapter 4 - Elections and special voting arrangements. -Chapter 4 - Elections and special voting arrangements.- Chapter 5. Varieties of democracies in the COVID-19 pandemic.- Chapter 6 - Territorial countervailing powers under the pandemic.- Part 2 - Human rights protection in crisis times.- Chapter 7 - Limits and lessons of COVID-19 apps.- Chapter 8 - The impact of measures against COVID-19 on freedom of press and expression.- Chapter 9 - Restrictions on religious worship.- Chapter 10 - Freedom of movement.- Chapter 11 - COVID-19 and Asylum Rights.- Part 3 Non-pharmaceutical interventions.- Chapter 12- Stay at home! A comparative analysis of the implementation of lockdowns as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.- Chapter 13. Masks and social distancing during COVID-19.- Chapter 14. Education In Times of COVID-19.- Chapter 15. Compulsory medical examinations and green pass.- Chapter 16 - Lockdowns and mobility rate variation in the Covid19 era.