Overview

The Covid pandemic has put all modern societies to a serious test of resilience. The interdisciplinary research on which this book is based examined how four European governments behaved in these circumstances. During the months of the crisis, the team of experts coordinated by the editors of this volume took a close look at the decision-making processes in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia – the so-called Visegrad Four. The inquiries focused on experiences from the academic, health, economic and social fields. The methods of comparison included surveys, interviews, discourse analysis, for which the adaptive leadership theory provided the conceptual framework. The conclusions are both academic and practical. Aside the description of the pandemic responses, the research had a formative dimension: how can an adaptive leadership approach better help societies manage the health and societal impacts of similar challenges? The spectrum of emerging anti-democratic tendencies in the region provided the specific context of the exercise. The four states face varying degrees of democratic backsliding as well as illiberal influences that have affected their response to the pandemic, which gives this research on the Visegrad Four a worldwide resonance.

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Author:   Milada Polišenská ,  George Hays II ,  Joshua M. Hayden
Publisher:   Central European University Press
Imprint:   Central European University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9789633866450

ISBN 10:   9633866456
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   30 October 2023
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Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Appendices List of Boxes Introduction Joshua Hayden, George Hays II, Milada Polišenská Introduction Leadership Framework Chapter Outline 1. The Czech Republic: The “Best in Covid” Joshua Hayden, George Hays II, Milada Polišenská Introduction The Czech Case Survey: Czech Covid Leadership Response Questionnaire Discussion and Conclusion Appendix CZ 1: Czech Covid Leadership Response Questionnaire Appendix CZ 2: Covid Pandemic Leadership Open-ended comments 2. Slovakia: In the Shadow of Sputnik Nikoleta Jakuš, Mária Murray Svidroňová Introduction The Slovak Case Opinion Polls: Analysis of Slovak Public Opinion During Covid-19 Conclusion Appendix SK 1 - Overview of selected events 3. Poland: A Two Front Battle Izabella Łęcka, Weronika Michalska, Tomasz Ochinowski Introduction Sources of Data and Background The Polish Case Interview: The Attitude of Entrepreneurs in Poland During the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic and After the Adoption of the Vaccine Discussion and Conclusion Appendix PL 1. Questionnaire intended for the first and second stage of the study 4. Hungary: The Enemy is Everywhere Tamás Tóth, Anna Ujlaki Introduction The Hungarian Case Discourse Analysis: The Communication Style of Viktor Orbán in the Epidemic Discussion and Conclusion 5. Conclusion: Following the Leader Joshua Hayden, George Hays II, Milada Polišenská Introduction Meta-Analysis Adaptive Leadership and Democracy Conclusion Bibliography List of Contributors Index

Reviews

""This volume provides authentic testimony and cogent analysis of COVID-19 in Central Europe. It presents a vibrant mosaic of personal evidence, historical analyses, empirical studies, and comprehensive conclusions. Advocating for adaptive leadership, it documents various mistakes made in the attempts to control the pandemic. It comes highly recommended, regardless of whether your interest lies in medicine or administration."" --Martina Klicperová ""The long awaited first systematic and comparative study of leadership in Central Europe informs us about the importance of resilient and functioning institutions."" --Andrea Pető

"""This volume provides authentic testimony and cogent analysis of COVID-19 in Central Europe. It presents a vibrant mosaic of personal evidence, historical analyses, empirical studies, and comprehensive conclusions. Advocating for adaptive leadership, it documents various mistakes made in the attempts to control the pandemic. It comes highly recommended, regardless of whether your interest lies in medicine or administration."" --Martina Klicperov� ""The long awaited first systematic and comparative study of leadership in Central Europe informs us about the importance of resilient and functioning institutions."" --Andrea Pető"

Author Information

Milada Polišenská is a Czech professor and researcher specialized in history of diplomacy and international relations, and modern and contemporary history of Central and Eastern Europe. Currently she works in Prague as Provost of the Anglo-American University. Joshua M. Hayden, Ed.D. is Chair of Department of Social Sciences in the school of Humanities and Social Sciences and lecturer in Leadership Studies at Anglo-American University in Prague, Czechia. Joshua Hayden earned his doctorate in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University in the U.S. and has published and taught in the field of leadership studies for the past ten years. He is experienced in corporate, nonprofit and public sector leadership consulting and training. Dr. George Hays II is the Chair of International Relations in the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at Anglo-American University in Prague. He received his doctorate in International Relations from Charles University in Prague. Dr. Hays lectures in the areas of International Relations theory, war studies, Central European politics, and Post-Structural analysis. He has published works analyzing identity formation in both American and Czech discourses, as well as works that analyze Czechoslovak history, and numerous commentaries on contemporary politics and international conflicts.

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