Crisis diagnosis in cross-border region: lessons from the pandemic

Abstract

In the article, methods and tools for diagnosing crisis phenomena in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the example of border regions of the Baltic Sea countries and the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation, were presented. Governmental measures and restrictions on the functioning of the economic subjects introduced in the border regions caused some shock and stress situation, which are of great importance for the course of the crisis conditions and the way out of the crisis. The purpose of the diagnosis is to establish a specific recognition of the research object, to provide a specific description and to formulate a final document or a conclusion about the condition of this object within a specified research completion date. In other words, the diagnosis allows the determination of the state of the research object and the development of a conclusion from these results, which can be based on indicators, coefficients, standards, in order to propose real positive changes up to the definition of the strategy and development tactics. The study uses the methods of systemic, structural, factor and comparative analysis, considering common and available parameters. A qualitative diagnosis of the object is carried out based on the algorithm and research stages. Specific problems are investigated on the basis of indicators and characteristics that are comparable in studies of corona crisis phenomena. Currently, the frontier economy is facing new challenges that test the basic mechanisms of functioning in crisis conditions. All these processes imply measures to eliminate the consequences of post-pandemic phenomena. This research can be used by the public administration units in diagnosing the processes of cross-border cooperation in the period of recovering from the post-pandemic crisis.

Crisis and Resilient Response

“…There can be infinite reasons for it, both on the global level, e.g. war, global crises, global warming, pandemics (Išoraitė & Alperytė, 2023;Beshir, 2022;Somogyi & Nagy, 2022;Župerkienė et al, 2021;Bilczak, 2021;Buzzanca, Conigliani & Costantini, 2023 ) or on the personal level, e.g., illness, separation, death, loss of sense of security due to loss of job (Jankelová et al, 2021;Ighoshemu & Ogidiagba, 2022;Rak et al, 2022).…”

The Role of Crises in Human Development

“…Crises often entail various conflicts, which in turn involve the need to make decisions and choices (Bilczak, 2021;Jankelová et al, 2021;Rak et al, 2022;Grega, Nečas, 2022;Buzzanca et al, 2023). Passivity, being a lack of choice, also constitutes a choice, albeit usually a negative and destructive one.…”

Implementation of effective solutions to the crisis tasks and its regional management

“…They described crisis management as "an unsettled matter which is ready for decision" (Chase, 1984). Today several definitions depending on the field in which it is applied (Bilczak, 2021;Rak et al, 2022). However, the essence remains unchanged.…”