Abstract

This study aims to conduct an assessment of emergency information sharing between the government and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this study intends to explore how the government provides emergency information on the pandemic to the public, how the public provides input to the government, and how the government and the public work together to respond to the pandemic. This study employed a mixed case study method focusing on the Oregon Citizen Assembly on COVID-19 Recovery and the Oregon State Government’s pandemic response activities. This study found that ordinary citizens were overall satisfied with pandemic information provided by the state government, but they reported that they did not have sufficient opportunities to share their input with the government. Online mini-publics can serve as a meaningful and deliberative forum for civic participation during pandemics.

摘要

本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 大流行期间政府与公众之间的紧急信息共享。具体而言，本研究旨在探讨政府如何向公众提供疫情应急信息，公众如何向政府提供意见，以及政府和公众如何共同应对疫情。本研究采用混合案例研究方法，重点关注关于 COVID-19 恢复的俄勒冈州公民大会和俄勒冈州政府的大流行应对活动。这项研究发现，普通公民对州政府提供的疫情信息总体上是满意的，但他们报告说他们没有足够的机会与政府分享他们的信息。