A serious crisis that didn't go to waste? The EU, the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of ambiguity in crisis-management
本文研究欧盟对新冠疫情的应对，发现其反应与危机本身特征无关，而是基于欧洲关键行动者的既有优先事项（如绿色转型），并论证模糊性框架对理解外生冲击下的危机管理有补充作用。
Was the European response to the Covid-19 crisis coherent to the challenges posed by the pandemic?The paper argues that the response to the pandemic had little to do with the characteristics of the crisis at hand and was rather linked to pre-conceived priorities of key actors in Europe (particularly surrounding the need to foster the green transition).The pandemic was thus considered as the epitome of an exogenous shock, to which no clear long-term policy response could be given, if not one that strengthens on previous political economic plans.The paper contributes to the literature on crisis-management in the EU, arguing that the multiple streams framework's focus on ambiguity is a fruitful complement to the historical institutionalist emphasis on critical junctures, particularly when studying exogenous shocks.