Abstract
The world is in the midst of a crisis unlike any other in recent memory. COVID-19 is a pandemic that is urgent, global in scope, and has huge consequences. The policy sciences provide insights into unfolding trends, and this article uses the lessons of the literature to better understanding the policymaking shifts and population acceptability of COVID-19. The author attempts to investigate how policymakers' emotions and narratives affect policy decisions and form policymaker-population relationships. The author addresses policymaking processes, transitions, interpretations of policy responses, policy implementation through multilateral topics and evaluating policy progress and failure. Trust is linked to cultural norms, values, and faiths in policy literature, and it is seen as a component of key social and economic policy outcomes. The author ends by identifying understudied facets of policymaking that need to be addressed during pandemics.
Highlights
Since the spread of infection is multifactorial, countries that are equipped with a multipronged strategy perform better in managing a pandemic like COVID-19
It is worth noting that policymaking is focused in part on empirical experience, which was problematic in the case of COVID-19
Lockdowns were generally well-received at the start of the pandemic, with the rhetoric around health, and in reality, tight confinement in COVID-19 was related to increased intention to fulfillment and trust in policymakers (1)
Summary
Since the spread of infection is multifactorial, countries that are equipped with a multipronged strategy perform better in managing a pandemic like COVID-19. Policymakers are undergoing a wave of policy reforms aimed at addressing urgent social threats, it is unclear which of these changes will be lasting and which will be phased out This includes concerns about how they will be phased out (in phases or at once) and the political ramifications of reversing decisions that expanded welfare benefits to deal with the immediate crisis (9). In the absence of strong scientific evidence, politicians must adhere to basic values that can direct decision-making in order to guide public health best practices These circumstances provide policymakers with challenges related to decision-making, public knowledge, sense-making, transparency, learning, and change (5), but they necessitate broad cooperation and teamwork involving numerous individuals and organizations. This propensity to fixate on a single narrative— or, more broadly, this inability to deal with uncertainty—may
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