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Evidence Based Policy and COVID-19 : Case study on national policy making regarding facemask use in the Netherlands
Egberink, B. (2023) Evidence Based Policy and COVID-19 : Case study on national policy making regarding facemask use in the Netherlands.
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| Abstract: | Compared to its neighboring countries, the Netherlands was belated in implementing a nonmedical facemask obligation in public areas. There has been much debate about if non-medical facemasks work, and whether they should be used in the exit strategy from the corona crisis. From the theories within evidence-based policy, this research will be shaped. This research aims to find factors that can explain the belated response of Dutch government regarding facemasks. The following central research question will guide us through the study: Which factors at the science-policy interface could explain the belated decision of the Dutch government to make the use of facemasks mandatory during the COVID-19 pandemic? The factors being investigated are controversy in expert advice, the possible failure of political opposition and the failure of the media in their watchdog role. Through qualitative research, relevant documents will be analyzed. Expert recommendations, minutes of political debates, notes from technical briefings, and relevant media articles are included in the analysis. The analysis was performed by means of deductive coding. This research concludes that expert controversy and failure of political opposition contributed to the belated response of the Dutch government on the introduction of facemasks. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 70 social sciences in general, 88 social and public administration, 89 political science |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94309 |
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