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TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT:CRISIS MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES IN THE DIGITAL ERA: THE CASE OF EPIDEMIC PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN CHINA
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to figure out how authoritarian regimes conduct crisis management
through application of technology, institutions and people.
Design/methodology/approach – By means of a literature review, this paper briefly reviews the digital
governance of authoritarianism and its approach in crisis management. Then, a case study with empirical
analysis is conducted to explain how an authoritarian regime would perceive and manage crises in the digital era.
Findings – China’s response towards COVID-19 was mainly based on digitalised grid management.
Government’s perception of the crisis directly influences directions of institutions, while technology is
developed, applied and iterated with the needs of institutions, rather than the public interests. And for the
general public, the level of trust in the government directly affects the acceptance of technology.
Originality/value – Previous studies on crisis management of authoritarian governments in the digital era
have mostly been conducted from a techno-ethical perspective. However, this paper verifies that the use of
technology in crisis management requires involvement of institutions and public.
Yan Pei - Personal Name
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ENGLISH
EMERALD INSIGHT
2023
ENGLAND
JURNAL ILMU PEMERINTAHAN
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APA Citation
Yan Pei. (2023).TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT:CRISIS MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES IN THE DIGITAL ERA: THE CASE OF EPIDEMIC PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN CHINA.(Electronic Thesis or Dissertation). Retrieved from https://localhost/etd