Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy: Volume 15 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Anna Visvizi, Miltiadis D. Lytras

Democracy in flux: a systemic view on the impact of COVID-19

Lucy J. Parry, Hans Asenbaum, Selen A. Ercan

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a systemic view of democracy can provide insights into the myriad ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic affects democracies…

Regulation in the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic times: day-watchman tackling the novel coronavirus

Maciej M. Sokołowski

While fighting with the novel coronavirus will not be the main goal of sectoral regulators, different regulatory authorities join the struggle by providing a regulatory response…

Failing to pull together: South Africa’s troubled response to COVID-19

Wim Naudé, Martin Cameron

This paper aims to provide a country case study of South Africa’s response during the first six months following its first COVID-19 case. The focus is on the government’s…

The implications of COVID-19 legislation on chronic ailments patients: perspectives from Botswana

David Mandiyanike, Onthatile Olerile Moeti

COVID-19 is one of the greatest public health challenges in the 21st century. The World Health Organisation recommended physical distancing to halt the upward trajectory of the…

Whole community co-production: a full picture behind the successful COVID-19 response in S. Korea

Jungwon Yeo, Eun Sun Lee

This study aims to examine and understand South Korea’s (S. Korea) COVID-19 response operations, a notable case for other countries to emulate, and suggest some practical…

Determinants of Overall Public Trust in Local Government: Meditation of Government Response to COVID-19 in Indonesian Context

Dadang Hartanto, Siti Masliana Siregar

This study aims to empirically investigate the relationship of perceived transparency, perceived accountability and perceived responsiveness with overall public trust in local…

Exposing policy gaps: the experience of Kazakhstan in implementing distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Baurzhan Bokayev, Zulfiya Torebekova, Marta Abdykalikova, Zhuldyz Davletbayeva

The purpose of this study is analysing the experince of Kazakhstan in implementing distance/online learning during pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of social…

Policies, politics and pandemics: course delivery method for US higher educational institutions amid COVID-19

Andrew Franklin Johnson, Katherine J. Roberto, Beth M. Rauhaus

This paper aims to consider decisions by administrators about how to open US campuses for the 2020–2021 academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proposed course delivery method…