The politics of expertise during COVID-19

专家在危机中起着至关重要的作用。该项目旨在研究澳大利亚、瑞典、英国和美国四国政府在COVID-19期间如何将公共卫生专业知识纳入其决策。这些国家拥有类似的经济资源、自由民主机构、卫生系统能力和大流行病防范能力。然而，这些国家的政府对COVID-19的反应却各不相同。我们将对各国政府如何处理专家之间的分歧以及如何将不同的专家观点纳入大流行病决策过程进行比较研究。这项研究将增进我们对专家在危机期间的作用的理解，并有助于为政府应对未来的大流行病提供信息。

Experts play a crucial role during crises. This project aims to examine how four governments (Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States) have incorporated public health expertise into their decision making during COVID-19. These countries have similar economic resources, liberal democratic institutions, health system capacities and pandemic preparedness. Yet, their governments responded differently to COVID-19. We will conduct a comparative study of how governments managed disagreements between experts and how they integrated diverse expert views into pandemic decision making processes. The research will advance our understanding of the role of experts during crises and help inform governments response to future pandemics.