Le rôle de l’expertise dans la construction du consensus suédois face à la pandémie

The Swedish strategy received particular attention at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the singular choice of not confining the population. If this strategy has been the target of many criticisms, its careful study reveals a rather original functioning of public policies. The political authorities used the administrative framework of the State to elaborate an official narrative overhanging the various opinions of the experts. State epidemiological expert Anders Tegnell has been in the spotlight to become a constant benchmark for the political positioning based on the state of information and knowledge. The chapter analyses the transformation of state expert into super-expert by showing how this discourse has produced collective coherence and obedience.
Projektet finansierades av Ottawa University samt av Romling (forskning inom romanska språk; projektnummer 30000294