Autonomy and accountability : strategic behaviour of German state leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorBarbaro, Salvatore
dc.contributor.authorvan Ewijk, Reyn
dc.contributor.authorRode, Julia M.
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-23T12:05:19Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the strategic and opportunistic behaviour of state officials in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on 600 statements by state incumbents, we provide a comprehensive empirical analysis of state-level political behaviour. Our findings show that German regional leaders emphasised their autonomy when performance metrics were favourable (credit-claiming), but strategically shifted responsibility when outcomes were less favourable (blame-avoidance). This pattern was especially pronounced when public attention was high.en_GB
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-15548
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/15569
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.ddc330 Wirtschaftde_DE
dc.subject.ddc330 Economicsen_GB
dc.subject.ddc320 Politikde_DE
dc.subject.ddc320 Political scienceen_GB
dc.titleAutonomy and accountability : strategic behaviour of German state leaders during the COVID-19 pandemicen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde_DE
jgu.apc.netprice2453,72
jgu.apc.price2625,48
jgu.apc.taxrate7
jgu.apc.transformationcontractSpringer (DEAL)
jgu.dfg.year2025
jgu.identifier.uuidebe4121d-8df2-465a-80f5-38634c6af0bd
jgu.journal.titlePublic choice
jgu.journal.volume2025
jgu.nationalcurrency.eur2453,72
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 03 Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftende_DE
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainzde_DE
jgu.organisation.number2300
jgu.organisation.placeMainz
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
jgu.publisher.doi10.1007/s11127-025-01357-3
jgu.publisher.eissn1573-7101
jgu.publisher.nameSpringer Science+Business Media LLC
jgu.publisher.placeNew York, NY
jgu.publisher.year2025
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_GB
jgu.subject.ddccode330
jgu.subject.ddccode320
jgu.subject.dfgGeistes- und Sozialwissenschaftende_DE
jgu.type.dinitypeArticleen_GB
jgu.type.resourceTexten_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionen_GB

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