European political leaders and the social representation of the Covid-19 crisis : leading the pandemic / Flaminia Saccà, Donatella Selva.
Saccà, Flaminia.; Selva, Donatella.
2023
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Title European political leaders and the social representation of the Covid-19 crisis : leading the pandemic / Flaminia Saccà, Donatella Selva.
Author Saccà, Flaminia.
ISBN 9783031383809 (electronic bk.)
303138380X (electronic bk.)
3031383796
9783031383793
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38380-9
Imprint Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-38380-9 doi
Call Number RA644.C67
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.19624144
Summary European leaders faced the Covid-19 pandemic by adopting very different leadership styles, characterized by diverging approaches to crisis communication, power management, and relationship-building with actors and stakeholders in the public sphere. The pandemic also highlighted the importance of the already-existing cleavage between populism and technocracy, positioning it at the centre of the political scene. These complex circumstances required a multidisciplinary perspective grounded in political sociology and communication studies. To address these issues, this book analyses the communication and leadership styles of seven European leaders, grouped into political families. It analyses the cases of Angela Merkel and Erna Solberg to understand if and how female leaderships differentiated from their male counterparts. It then analyses the relationship between techno-populism and professional politics by comparing the cases of Giuseppe Conte, Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sanchez. Finally, it focuses on populist leaders Boris Johnson and Victor Orbn, who represent emblematic cases with opposite outcomes. Flaminia Sacc is Full Professor of Political Sociology at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee Sociotechnics-Sociological Practice; board member of the ESA Political Sociology Research Network; and Director of the Science, Politics and Society Lab. Her latest publications focus on female leadership and gender violence. Donatella Selva is Assistant Professor in Sociology of Communication at the University of Florence, Italy. She works in the field of political communication, media and cultural studies. She has recently published a monograph to explore the relationship between social media, information disorders and the processes of emotionalization of the public sphere.
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Series Palgrave studies in European political sociology.
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EUROPEAN POLITICAL LEADERS AND THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
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Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Authors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
1.1 Leadership Styles and changing Political Cultures
1.2 Plan of the Book
1.3 Methodology
References
Part I Women Leaders Between Competence and Empathy: Angela Merkel and Erna Solberg
2 Introducing Women Leaders: Merkel and Solberg
2.1 The Covid-19 Pandemic in Germany and Norway: Epidemiological and Political Data
References
3 Angela Merkel's Approach to the Pandemic
3.1 Between Collective and Individual Responsibility

3.2 Democracy, Institutions, and the Welfare State
3.3 Empathic Leadership
3.4 The Role of Science
4 Erna Solberg's Approach to the Pandemic
4.1 Between Collective and Individual Responsibility
4.2 Democracy, Institutions, and the Welfare State
4.3 Empathic Leadership
4.4 The Role of Science
References
Part II Techno-populism, Expertise and the Welfare State: Giuseppe Conte, Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sánchez
5 Introducing Techno-Populist Leaders and Their Alternative: Conte and Macron Faced to Sánchez

5.1 The Covid-19 Pandemic in Italy, France, and Spain: Epidemiological and Political Data
References
6 Giuseppe Conte's Approach to the Pandemic
6.1 The Relationship with the People
6.2 Ideology and Policies
6.3 The Relationship with Politics
6.4 The Relationship with Europe
6.5 The Relationship with Science
7 Emmanuel Macron's Approach to the Pandemic
7.1 The Relationship with the People
7.2 Ideology and Policies
7.3 The Relationship with Politics
7.4 The Relationship with Europe
7.5 The Relationship with Science

8 Pedro Sánchez's Approach to the Pandemic
8.1 The Relationship with the People
8.2 Ideology and Policies
8.3 The Relationship with Politics
8.4 The Relationship with Europe
8.5 The Relationship with Science
Part III Populist Leaders Against the Virus: Boris Johnson's and Victor Orban's Pandemic Narratives
9 The Pandemic Turn: Populist Government Leaders Facing the Virus
9.1 The Covid-19 Pandemic in Hungary and the United Kingdom: Epidemiological and Political Data
References
10 Boris Johnson's Approach to the Pandemic

10.1 Strengths: Raising Strong leadership's Appeal and Exploiting Media Centrality
10.2 Weaknesses: Facing a Reality-Based Colossus Opponent and Taking Responsibility for Unpopular Politics
10.3 Opportunities: Promoting an Authoritarian Turn, Exploiting the Community-Under-Siege Rhetoric, and Riding the 'Rally Round the Flag' Effect
10.4 Threats: The Call for Competence Revival, the Emergence of a Scientific Elite Counterweight, and New Communicative Patterns
References
11 Viktor Orbán's Approach to the Pandemic

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