Populism and the politicization of the COVID-19 crisis in Europe
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Populism and the politicization of the COVID-19 crisis in Europe
（Palgrave pivot）
Palgrave Macmillan, c2021
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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 benefit obvious. For it to be exploited, a crisis must be politicized. While populists have tried to take advantage of the crisis situation, the impossibility of taking ownership of the COVID-19 issue has made the crisis hard to be exploited. In particular, populists in power have tried to depoliticize the pandemic, whereas radical right-populists in opposition tried to politicize the crisis, though failing to gain the relevant public support. This book considers populist parties in eight European democracies, providing a framework of analysis for their responses to the COVID-19 crisis. It does so by engaging with the literature on crisis and populism from a theoretical perspective and through the lens of the politicization process.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 COVID-19 and Populism: A Sui Generis CrisisGiuliano Bobba and Nicolas Hube
CHAPTER 2UK: Between managed moderation and far-right conspiracy theoriesOsman Sahin, and Bogdan Ianosev
CHAPTER 3Spain: Is ideology back in populist discourse?Jaume Magre, Lluis Medir, and Esther Pano
CHAPTER 4Italy: Populist in the mirror, (de)politicizing the COVID-19 from government and oppositionArturo Bertero, and Antonella Seddone
CHAPTER 5France: Governmental unpreparedness as a discursive opportunity for populistsMartin Baloge, and Nicolas Hube
CHAPTER 6Germany: The AfD's Staggering between Reason and ResistanceOliver W. Lembcke
CHAPTER 7Hungary: Crisis as usual - Populist governance and the pandemic Marton Bene, and Zsolt Boda
CHAPTER 8Czech Republic: Running the State like a Family BusinessOndrej Cisar, and Michal Kubat
CHAPTER 9Poland: 'If we don't elect the President, the country will plunge into chaos'Artur Lipinski
CHAPTER 10Between mitigation and dramatization: The effect of the COVID-19 crisis on populists' discourses and strategiesGiuliano Bobba and Nicolas Hube
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