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. 2022 Sep 1:10.1111/1758-5899.13137.
doi: 10.1111/1758-5899.13137. Online ahead of print.

COVID-19 and democratic resilience

Richard Youngs  1
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COVID-19 and democratic resilience

Richard Youngs. Glob Policy. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 experience has sharpened debates about democracy's future worldwide. In reflecting on these debates, this paper does three things. First, it assesses how resilient democracy has been in the COVID-19 emergency. Second, it examines the effect the pandemic has had on the pre-existing trends in democratic politics. And third, it suggests ways in which the COVID-19 crisis both requires and possibly opens the door to democratic rejuvenation.

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