@article{1434851,
      recid = {1434851},
      author = {Bobba, Giuliano. and Hubé, Nicolas.},
      title = {Populism and the politicization of the COVID-19 crisis in  Europe /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvi, 144 pages) :},
      abstract = {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. Giuliano Bobba is Associate  Professor in the Department of Cultures, Politics and  Society and Affiliate at the Collegio Carlo Alberto,  University of Turin, Italy Nicolas Hube is Professor in the  Centre de Recherche sur les Mediations, University of  Lorraine, France.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1434851},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66011-6},
}