The Demand and Supply of Pandemic Populism: A Global Overview

The review article provides an overview of the literature on the interplay between populism and the pandemic. On the demand side, we highlight: anti-science attitudes are an important element of populist, anti-establishment sentiments; conspiracy theories are closely associated with populist scepticism of science and expertise; partisanship and media diet tend to shape behaviours and beliefs towards COVID-19 and mitigation measures.

Tim Soutphommasane

Tim Soutphommasane is Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Oxford and Professor of Practice in Human Rights and Political Theory. He is Senior Research Fellow at Balliol College and also holds a professorial appointment at the University of Sydney.

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