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Crisis Signaling: How Italy’s Coronavirus Lockdown Affected Incumbent Support in Other European Countries
October 6, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Catherine De Vries, Bocconi University
Tuesday, October 6, 12:00 pm EDT
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unparalleled global crisis. Yet, despite the grave adversity faced by citizens, incumbents around the world experienced a boost in popularity during the onset of the outbreak. In this study, we examine how the response to the COVID-19 outbreak in one country has affected incumbent support in other countries. Specifically, we leverage the fact that the first country-wide lockdown on European soil, in Italy on March 9, 2020, happened during the fieldwork of online surveys conducted in France, Germany, Poland and Spain.
Sponsored by the Center for European Studies at the University of Florida and the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme