Contribution
The Impact of Covid-19 on Populism: Will it be Weakened?
- Data shows that populist and non-populist governments implemented similar policies to contain the pandemic.
- Non-populist governments see stronger increases in popularity.
- Populist governments use the crisis to extend their powers in the political system.
- Populist governments are unlikely to be weakened by the Covid-19 crisis.
- A severe economic crisis might lead to a wave of populist actors getting elected into government.
Key Words
- Corona crisis
- COVID19
- democracy
- health
- populism
- Public Opinion