Public Behavioural Responses to Policy Making During the Pandemic - Comparative Perspectives on Mask-Wearing Policies

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

This book provides a comparative study of people's behaviour towards state through mask wearing between European-Northern America and Asian countries. Filled with invaluable insights through research in 13 countries, this book will appeal to readers in policy making and influencing public opinion from the Europe-Asia comparative study.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Noriko (Waseda University Suzuki
• Con la collaborazione di: Susumu Annaka (Editore), Masahisa Endo (Editore), Endo Masahisa (Editore), Xavier Mellet (Editore), Noriko Suzuki (Editore), Suzuki Noriko (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032154275
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215427-5
• Pagine: 254
• Serie: Routledge-WIAS Interdisciplinary Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Business & Economics / General, Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Communication Policy, Communication Studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, Public ownership / nationalization