Coronavirus (COVID-19) is one of the defining policy challenges of an era. In this article, we sketch some possible ways in which the public policy and administration community can make an enduring contribution about how to cope with this terrible crisis. We do so by offering some elements that delineate a tentative research agenda for public policy and administration scholars, to be pursued with epistemic humility. We outline the contours of seven analytical themes that are central to the challenges presented by COVID-19: policy design and instruments, policy learning, public service and its publics, organisational capacity, public governance, administrative traditions and public sector reforms in multi-level governance (MLG). The list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive to COVID-19. The knowledge we can generate must speak not only to the daunting challenge of COVID-19 itself but also to policymakers, and indeed humankind, trying to cope with future unexpected but high impact threats, by leveraging better public policies and building administrative capacities to enable more resilient, equitable and effective public services.

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研究 COVID-19：公共政策和行政学者的研究议程

冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 是一个时代的决定性政策挑战之一。在本文中，我们概述了一些可能的方式，公共政策和行政界可以通过这些方式为如何应对这场可怕的危机做出持久的贡献。为此，我们提供了一些元素，为公共政策和行政学者描绘了一个暂定的研究议程，并以谦逊的态度进行研究。我们概述了对 COVID-19 带来的挑战至关重要的七个分析主题的轮廓：政策设计和工具、政策学习、公共服务及其公众、组织能力、公共治理、行政传统和多层次的公共部门改革治理（MLG）。该列表既不是详尽无遗的，也不是专门针对 COVID-19 的。