The Multilevel Regulation of Complex Policy Problems: Uncertainty and the Swine Flu Pandemic

被引:34
作者
Versluis, Esther [1 ]
van Asselt, Marjolein [2 ]
Kim, Jinhee [3 ]
机构
[1] Maastricht Univ, European Regulatory Governance, Maastricht, Netherlands
[2] Maastricht Univ, Risk Governance, Maastricht, Netherlands
[3] Maastricht Univ, Maastricht, Netherlands
关键词
multilevel governance; problem-solving; uncertainty; expertise; regulation; gobernanza multinivel; solucion de problemas; incertidumbre; experiencia; regulacion; WICKED PROBLEMS; PUBLIC-POLICY; RISK; GOVERNANCE; POLITICS; H1N1; SECURITY; SCIENCE;
D O I
10.1002/epa2.1064
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
This article aims at understanding the challenges of tackling complex policy problems in multilevel governance. In order to better grasp the multilevel regulation of complex policy problems, it is needed to understand how uncertainty and scientific expertise are dealt with. We investigate this via the regulation of pandemics by the EU and the WHO, with the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 as critical case. The analysis of the multilevel practice reveals that the attitude toward uncertainty fundamentally differed between the global (WHO) and the European level. At the global level a classic speaking truth to power approach involved the denial of uncertainty, while at the EU level the assigned role of providing scientific expertise was interpreted as a necessity to openly communicate about uncertainty. While the global approach was heavily criticized, the uncertainty communication at the European level was much appreciated. La regulacion multinivel de problemas politicos complejos: La incertidumbre y la pandemia de gripe porcina Este articulo busca comprender los desafios de abordar problemas politicos complejos en la gobernanza multinivel. Para comprender mejor la regulacion multinivel de los problemas politicos complejos, es necesario comprender como se aborda la incertidumbre y la experiencia cientifica. Investigamos esto a traves de la regulacion de pandemias por parte de la UE y la OMS, con la pandemia H1N1 de 2009 como un caso critico. El analisis de las practicas multinivel revela que la actitud hacia la incertidumbre era fundamentalmente diferente entre el nivel global (OMS) y el nivel europeo. A nivel global un metodo de "decir la verdad al poder" incluia la negacion de la incertidumbre, mientras que a nivel europeo el papel asignado de proporcionar experiencia cientifica se interpreto como algo necesario para comunicarse abiertamente acerca de la incertidumbre. Aunque la aproximacion global fue fuertemente criticada, la comunicacion de la incertidumbre a nivel europeo fue muy valorada. ????????????: ????H1N1?? ???????????????????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????2009?HINI????????, ??????????(WHO)???????????????????????????????, ?(?WHO)?????????????????????, WHO?"??????"???????????, ??????????, ?????????????????????, WHO????????, ?????????????????
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页数:19
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