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PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Volume 23, Issue 7, Pages 949-960Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1820272
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Turbulent problems; COVID-19; robust governance; leadership; public management
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The article illustrates that the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the public sector's challenges in facing not only simple and complex problems, but also turbulent ones requiring robust governance solutions. It defines turbulence and robustness, provides examples of robust governance strategies from the current COVID-19 response, and discusses the implications of a focus on robust governance for public administration and leadership.
The COVID-19 pandemic reveals that the public sector is not only facing simple and complex problem, but also turbulent problems characterized by the surprising emergence of inconsistent, unpredictable, and uncertain events. Turbulent problems call for robust governance solutions that are sufficiently adaptable, agile and pragmatic to upheld a particular goal or function in the face of continuous disruptions. The article defines the concepts of turbulence and robustness and provides examples of robust governance strategies that are illustrated by the current COVID-19 response. Finally, it draws the consequences of the new focus on robust governance for public administration and leadership.
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