Populist Attitudes and the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Europe

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis brought about a series of challenges for democratic countries all over the world. In Southern Europe, the rise of populism was deemed a likely political outcome of the restrictive measures enforced and the pandemic's social and economic impacts. This panel focuses on the demand side of this phenomenon: have populist attitudes become more widespread in Southern Europe? Were they activated by the crisis, having become more relevant factors of voting behavior and political participation? And what was their impact on the way citizens thought about and behaved vis-a-vis the pandemic? Articles addressing these and similar topics are welcomed.

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