Covid-19 and Presidential Popularity in Latin America

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ID21817228
AuthorsPaolo Sosa-Villagarcia (0000-0001-9266-1102, University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Verónica Hurtado Lozada (0000-0001-5417-6966, University of British Columbia, corresponding author)
Year2021
Pages1-21
Publication date2021-03-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1852-9003 • E-ISSN: 2660-700X
PublisherEdiciones Universidad de Salamanca (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.14201/rlop.23664
OpenAlexW3135255819
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited12

The current pandemic challenged political leaders. As governments introduced containment policies, presidential approvals in several countries started to rise. This phenomenon brought back the discussion on the Rally-’round-the-Flag effect, which refers to the public's propensity to put aside political differences and support presidents during episodes of international crises. By focusing on four Latin American presidents, we analyze such effect and the conditions that mediate it, considering its significant variation in the region. We propose that the change in presidential popularity is short-lived and ultimately conditioned by the timing and stringency of the policy responses, the pandemic's framing, and the opposition's opportunities for policy criticism

Aside · Criticism · Development economics · Disease · Economics · Latin Americans · Pandemic · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Presidential system · Sociology · History · Law · Medicine · Politics and Society in Latin America · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration

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