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Contagions

Nationalism, Populism, and the Pandemic at Europe’s Edge

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Contagions: Nationalism, Populism, and the Pandemic at Europe’s Edge offers a sweeping account of how COVID-19 collided with the political fault lines of Southeast Europe. Drawing on original surveys and rich comparative analysis, the book reveals how the crisis interacted with the power of nationalism and populism—reshaping trust, compliance, conspiracy beliefs, economic grievances, and even the memory of the pandemic itself. From the early months of surprising effectiveness to the region’s descent into some of the world’s worst mortality outcomes, the study shows how political ideologies acted like contagions of their own, undermining collective resilience. Southeast Europe emerges here not as an anomaly, but as a diagnostic lens onto broader European and global patterns of crisis governance and democratic fragility. Accessible yet deeply grounded in evidence, this book speaks both to scholars and to readers seeking to understand how ideology shapes societies under strain.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-09-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Approaches to Southeast Europe: A Cross-Disciplinary Series - CEU Press
Antal sidor334
FörlagPallas Publications
ISBN9789048575701

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Josip Glaurdić is a Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Luxembourg. He is the author of The Hour of Europe (2011) and articles on the electoral legacies of war and the politics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Europe.Christophe Lesschaeve is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Luxembourg. A specialist in political representation and voter–party congruence, he combines advanced survey and experimental methods in his publications on post-war politics, inequality, and public health.

1. Introduction: The Pandemic of Ideology 2. Before the Storm: Southeast Europe on the Eve of the Pandemic 3. Descent Into Tragedy: Tracing the Pandemic in Southeast Europe 4. Liberty in Lockdown: Consent and Contestation in the State of Emergency 5. Going Viral: Conspiracy Theories and Their Believers 6. The Price of Survival: Economic Strains and Intergenerational Divides 7. Moving the Needle: The Politics of Vaccine Hesitancy 8. After the Curve: How the Pandemic is Remembered 9. Conclusion: Ideologies in the Time of Contagion 10. From Fieldwork to Findings: The Surveys and Methods of This Book 11. Appendix: Models and Results