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Transformative Resilience in European Health Governance After COVID-19: A Policy Analysis
Krzysztof Goniewicz1, Amir Khorram-Manesh2,3,4
1Department of Security Studies, Polish Air Force University, 08-521 Dęblin, Poland.
The European Union is shifting towards transformative resilience in public health governance, enhancing coordination and digital infrastructure to anticipate and adapt to future crises. This involves integrating health security into the EU
Area of Science:
- Public Health Policy
- European Union Governance
- Health Security
Background:
- COVID-19 pandemic revealed weaknesses in European public health systems.
- Accelerated institutional and digital reforms at the European Union (EU) level.
- Examining the EU's evolution from reactive crisis management to transformative resilience.
Purpose of the Study:
- Analyze the EU's shift towards transformative resilience in health governance.
- Understand the institutional capacity to anticipate, adapt, and reconfigure health governance.
- Document structural and regulatory shifts in response to systemic shocks.
Main Methods:
- Structured qualitative policy analysis of EU legislative and strategic documents (2020-2025).
- Focus on European Health Union reforms: Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), European Health Data Space (EHDS), Artificial Intelligence Act.
- Contextual review of selected EU-level indicators.
Main Results:
- Consolidation of supranational coordination mechanisms.
- Deeper integration of digital infrastructure in health governance.
- Strategic incorporation of health security into the EU's security architecture.
Conclusions:
- EU's post-pandemic trajectory reflects a governance model emphasizing transformative resilience.
- Health security, digital sovereignty, and democratic safeguards are mutually reinforcing.
- Distinctive governance model for navigating complex risk environments.
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