Autocratization outbreaks: the Polish and Hungarian responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and their early effects on democracy in comparison to Italy
Vypuknutí autoritarianismu: polská a maďarská odpověď na pandemii Covid-19 a jejich dopady na demokracii v porovnání s Itálií
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/152630Identifikátory
SIS: 237576
Kolekce
- Kvalifikační práce [18181]
Autor
Vedoucí práce
Oponent práce
Mejstřík, Martin
Fakulta / součást
Fakulta sociálních věd
Obor
European Politics and Society: Vaclav Havel Joint Master Programme
Katedra / ústav / klinika
Katedra evropských studií
Datum obhajoby
30. 9. 2021
Nakladatel
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědJazyk
Angličtina
Známka
Výborně
Klíčová slova (anglicky)
Populism, COVID-19 pandemic, instrumentalization of crisis, autocratization, COVID-19 pandemic responseThe unexpected COVID-19 pandemic demanded a strong and firm state response in order to curb the unprecedented, multilevel crisis caused by the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The arrival of the virus in the EU in early 2020, including the terrible Italian first-wave outbreak, incited the primacy of health and life over any other right or freedom. Although understandable, this scenario raised concerns over the possibility of instrumentalization of the pandemic by the populist governments, given the affinity between the rise of populism discourse and practices in the event, or narrative, of crisis. With consideration of the conditions of the rule of law in the European Union, the quasi-autocracies of Poland and Hungary become interesting research objects. The present work describes these countries' measures and analyses their legality and compliance to the rule of law, together with considerations to the impact of said measures upon these countries' democratic institutions. Furthermore, the same operation will be performed for the Italian scenario, which leads to a comparison to be made between the three countries' pandemic managements, and, ultimately, a comparison between the Central-Eastern European populism and Western European populism. Due to the novelty of the subject, there is a lack of work on the...