The political science of Covid‐19: An introduction
Lorena Barberia, Thomas Plümper, Guy D. Whitten
Abstract
Abstract Political decisions, constellations, and behaviors exert a large influence of the dynamics of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Sars‐CoV‐2) pandemic. Politics influences the choice of containment policies and the compliance with these policies—and therefore ultimately the epidemiological situation in each country, state, district, or even neighborhood. This introduction puts the articles collected in this special issue into the broader perspective of the social science literature on Covid‐19.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicPoliticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPolitical scienceCoronavirusPerspective (graphical)State (computer science)Compliance (psychology)Development economicsEconomic growthSociologyPublic administrationEconomicsMedicineVirologyPsychologySocial psychologyOutbreakLawComputer sciencePathologyArtificial intelligenceAlgorithmDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsDisaster Management and Resilience