Public Behavioural Responses to Policy Making during the Pandemic
Comparative Perspectives on Mask-Wearing Policies
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2022
270 pages
978-1-000-78674-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a comparative study of people's mask-wearing behaviour in response to government policies between European-Northern America and Asian countries.
Examining citizens' attitudes towards their state during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspectives of history, linguistics, politics, economics and sociology, the contributors in this volume explore to what extent people accept the wearing of masks in countries where governments have made it mandatory as compared to countries where people wear masks voluntarily. The book thus looks at mask-wearing from a political dichotomy between authoritarianism and liberalism and posits the extent to which political divisions could have existed in public opinion over the measures taken against COVID-19.
Filled with invaluable insights through research in 13 countries, this book will appeal to readers in policy making and influencing public opinion via the Europe-Asia comparative study.
Examining citizens' attitudes towards their state during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspectives of history, linguistics, politics, economics and sociology, the contributors in this volume explore to what extent people accept the wearing of masks in countries where governments have made it mandatory as compared to countries where people wear masks voluntarily. The book thus looks at mask-wearing from a political dichotomy between authoritarianism and liberalism and posits the extent to which political divisions could have existed in public opinion over the measures taken against COVID-19.
Filled with invaluable insights through research in 13 countries, this book will appeal to readers in policy making and influencing public opinion via the Europe-Asia comparative study.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
16 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Halftones, black and white; 35 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-000-78674-3 (9781000786743)
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Noriko Suzuki | Xavier Mellet | Susumu Annaka
Public Behavioural Responses to Policy Making during the Pandemic
Comparative Perspectives on Mask-Wearing Policies
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Noriko Suzuki | Xavier Mellet | Susumu Annaka
Public Behavioural Responses to Policy Making during the Pandemic
Comparative Perspectives on Mask-Wearing Policies
Book
11/2022
1st Edition
Routledge
€186.30
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
Noriko Suzuki is a professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Waseda University in Japan.
Xavier Mellet is an associate professor at the School of International Liberal Studies at Waseda University in Japan.
Susumu Annaka is an assistant professor at the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study in Japan.
Masahisa Endo is an associate professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Waseda University in Japan.
Xavier Mellet is an associate professor at the School of International Liberal Studies at Waseda University in Japan.
Susumu Annaka is an assistant professor at the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study in Japan.
Masahisa Endo is an associate professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Waseda University in Japan.
Content
1. Introduction: Controversy in mask wearing 2. Public Awareness of Mask Usage in 29 Countries in 2020
Part 1: Europe 3. Historical analysis of public health policies for preventing epidemics in Hungary 4. The mask as a new political and symbolic issue in France in 2020: A qualitative analysis of news media controversies 5. Between 'Mouth-Nose-Protection' and 'Muzzle': Mask Wearing in German Public Debate 6. The Welfare State and COVID-19 Countermeasures: The Relationship of Trust and Cooperation between Citizens and Their Governments in Sweden and Finland 7. The Unlawful and Unequal Wearing of Masks: The Case of Poland during COVID-19 8. Attitudes Towards Mask Wearing in Greece 9. COVID-19 in British Columbia, Canada: health policy responses and social adaptation Part 2: Asia 10. Preventing the Pandemic: Face Masks and Infectious Diseases in Taiwan's Modern History 11. Social values and mask-wearing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan 12. COVID-19 Infection Control in China: The Chinese Crisis Management System and Mask Mandates 13. Public mask-wearing behaviour and perception towards COVID-19 intervention policies in Thailand: a mixed-methods study 14. The Consciousness of the Official Actions Concerning the COVID-19 in Cambodia 15. Conclusion: Comparative perspectives on mask-wearing policies and public behaviours
Part 1: Europe 3. Historical analysis of public health policies for preventing epidemics in Hungary 4. The mask as a new political and symbolic issue in France in 2020: A qualitative analysis of news media controversies 5. Between 'Mouth-Nose-Protection' and 'Muzzle': Mask Wearing in German Public Debate 6. The Welfare State and COVID-19 Countermeasures: The Relationship of Trust and Cooperation between Citizens and Their Governments in Sweden and Finland 7. The Unlawful and Unequal Wearing of Masks: The Case of Poland during COVID-19 8. Attitudes Towards Mask Wearing in Greece 9. COVID-19 in British Columbia, Canada: health policy responses and social adaptation Part 2: Asia 10. Preventing the Pandemic: Face Masks and Infectious Diseases in Taiwan's Modern History 11. Social values and mask-wearing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan 12. COVID-19 Infection Control in China: The Chinese Crisis Management System and Mask Mandates 13. Public mask-wearing behaviour and perception towards COVID-19 intervention policies in Thailand: a mixed-methods study 14. The Consciousness of the Official Actions Concerning the COVID-19 in Cambodia 15. Conclusion: Comparative perspectives on mask-wearing policies and public behaviours
