Communication and collaboration in a crisis

Templeton, A. (Advisor)

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

Description

Communication and collaboration in a crisis

Period	12 Aug 2021
Event type	Symposium
Degree of Recognition	National

Keywords

COVID-19
Disaster response
Emergency
Communication

Documents & Links

The notion of a genuine partnership between government and people, where each listen to each other and feel listened to is very attractive. At the start of the pandemic Nicola Sturgeon referred to an ‘adult conversation’ between the Scottish Government and the Scottish public about how to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. In a similar vein, many advisors have pointed to the fact that policies are always more effective in engaging the public when they are produced with the public rather than just imposed upon the public. This notion of a genuine partnership between government and people, where all feel listened to is very attractive. But how is it achieved in practice? How can government communicate in a way that is engaging, compelling and comprehensible? How can the voices of all sections of the community – and not just those who are most privileged – be fed into the policy making process? Are there limits to the openness of government? This discussion will examine the response of the Scottish Government, and what it got right – and wrong – over the last 18 months. Stephen Reicher, Vice-President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a member of the Covid-19 advisory groups to the UK and Scottish Governments discusses these issues with a stellar panel including Jason Leitch and Anne Templeton.

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Future research avenues to facilitate social connectedness and safe collective behavior at organized crowd events
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Inequalities and identity processes in crises: Recommendations for facilitating safe response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Factors associated with attendee adherence to COVID-19 guidance during the 2021 DCMS Events Research Programme Phase 1 (Final report)
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Social norms, social identities and the COVID-19 pandemic: Theory and recommendations
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Activities
Science board observer for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's Events Research Programme
Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
Researcher on the Scottish Government Behavioural Insights Research Group
Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation