The COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland. Implications for Senior Policies
The COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland. Implications for Senior Policies

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the results of a review of governmental measures implemented in 2020 and 2021 to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, in particular the institutional and systemic solutions addressing senior citizens. The purpose of the paper is to answer primary research questions: a) can the initiatives put into action during the pandemic develop into new practices whose implementation is worth considering in the long term; b) does the experience gained during the pandemic help diagnose systemic failures or areas of senior policies that require new forms of management. The primary methodology used in the research was policy analysis, including an examination of policy outputs and policy outcomes, evaluative and normative analysis. A secondary issue discussed in the paper is a thematic analysis of public discourse, which leads to a conclusion that as the pandemic developed, the rhetoric used by decision-makers in respect of senior citizens changed - seniors became a social group perceived as deserving of care and support. The analysis is limited to national Polish political and legal context. The research results in a comprehensive diagnosis of challenges facing senior policies, as well as recommendations for future solutions and directions of action.

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