Populism and the politicization of the COVID-19 crisis in Europe

Populism and the politicization of the COVID-19 crisis in Europe / Giuliano Bobba, Nicolas Hubé, editors.

This edited book provides a first overview of how populist parties responded to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Europe. Although populism would normally benefit from crisis situations (e.g., political representation or economic crises), the peculiar nature of this health crisis does not make the ben...

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Other Authors: Bobba, Giuliano, Hubé, Nicolas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Subjects:
Populism > Europe.
COVID-19 (Disease) > Political aspects > Europe.
COVID-19 (Disease) > Political aspects
Populism
Europe
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. COVID-19 and Populism: A Sui Generis Crisis
  • 2. UK: Between managed moderation and far-right conspiracy theories
  • 3. Spain: Is ideology back in populist discourse?
  • 4. Italy: Populist in the mirror, (de)politicizing the COVID-19 from government and opposition
  • 5. France: Governmental unpreparedness as a discursive opportunity for populists
  • 6. Germany: The AfDs Staggering between Reason and Resistance
  • 7. Hungary: Crisis as usual
  • Populist governance and the pandemic
  • 8. Czech Republic: Running the State like a Family Business
  • 9. Poland:If we don't elect the President, the country will plunge into chaos
  • 10. Between mitigation and dramatization:The effect of the COVID-19 crisis on populists discourses and strategies.

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