key: cord-0977359-qxd7a3tz authors: Grimm, Pauline Yongeun; Saulnier, Dell D. title: Civic Duty: A Booster for Resilience? date: 2021-06-30 journal: Int J Public Health DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2021.1604064 sha: 1737e9ff71ced74d3fa9faba8c09d8bab284901c doc_id: 977359 cord_uid: qxd7a3tz nan Choi attributes South Korea's success to the synergy of collaborative governance: civil society and the public strongly determine the effectiveness of this system [8] . While Sweden followed the same strategy as many countries to "flatten the curve," the Public Health Agency mainly implemented voluntary measures, in line with Swedish law, which prioritizes voluntary public health measures and limits the government's power to set sweeping national restrictions [9] . In Sweden, the Public Health Agency's recommendations are assumed as a citizen's civic duty. Social trust is a long-standing value in Swedish culture [10] and along with contextual factors like comprehensive sick leave policies, this trust increased cooperation during the pandemic without more restrictive measures. Relying on civic duty alone, however, is insufficient: Sweden struggled to coordinate COVID-19 health response across administrative levels, which contributed to the failure of the government's strategy to protect the elderly [11] . A society with stronger civic capital has the advantage of trusting in the government in its institutions, and the ability to rely on shared values and norms that support collective governance in times of crises and calm. This legitimacy fosters change and lets societies and systems learn; it is the foundation of resilience. The drivers of civic capital in a society are complex. A society is motivated by its history, constitution, culture, religion, and social norms. Scholars have shown that civic capital can grow if a society empowers self-initiated local groups and involves them in decision-making [12] . As an example, tax incentives have increased participation in community-based groups and changes in village layout have improved network and trust within communities [3] . Governments may find that identifying and customizing contextually relevant policy levers that build civic capital are worthwhile endeavours that increase their country's resilience in the next crisis. PG and DS conceptualized the manuscript; PG developed the first draft with substantial input from DS. All authors contributed to the subsequent and final drafts. Social Capital and Community Resilience Enhancing the Understanding of Resilience in Health Systems of Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Fixing Recovery: Social Capital in post-crisis Resilience The Untold Toll-The Pandemic's Effects on Patients without Covid-19 Reclaiming Comprehensive Public Health An Interactive Web-Based Dashboard to Track COVID-19 in Real Time The Power of Collaborative Governance: The Case of South Korea Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic Between Normalcy and State of Emergency: The Legal Framework for Sweden's Coronavirus Strategy Misinformation and de-contextualization: International media Reporting onSweden and COVID-19 The Corona Commission. Elderly Care during the Pandemic How Does Social Capital Grow? A Seven-Year Study of Villages in India The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.