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Krisens två ansikten – lockdown och förnekelse: en komparativ demokratianalys av Argentina och Brasilien under Covid-19-pandemin

Pettersson, Ylva LU and Danjoux, Valdemar LU (2025) STVA23 20251
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This thesis examines how the presidential leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic affected the democracies in Argentina and Brazil between 2020 and 2023. Using a comparative case study and process tracing methodology, we analyse the contrasting strategies of Presidents Alberto Fernández and Jair Bolsonaro. Drawing on Robert Dahl’s democratic criteria and Hélène Landemore’s theory of epistemic democracy, the study examines how different approaches to crisis management, ranging from lockdowns to political communication, shaped democratic outcomes in both countries. While Brazil, under Bolsonaros leadership, showed signs of democratic backsliding, Argentina demonstrated greater democratic resilience despite certain questionable measures. The... (More)
This thesis examines how the presidential leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic affected the democracies in Argentina and Brazil between 2020 and 2023. Using a comparative case study and process tracing methodology, we analyse the contrasting strategies of Presidents Alberto Fernández and Jair Bolsonaro. Drawing on Robert Dahl’s democratic criteria and Hélène Landemore’s theory of epistemic democracy, the study examines how different approaches to crisis management, ranging from lockdowns to political communication, shaped democratic outcomes in both countries. While Brazil, under Bolsonaros leadership, showed signs of democratic backsliding, Argentina demonstrated greater democratic resilience despite certain questionable measures. The study highlights how leadership, access to reliable information and crisis policy can influence democratic integrity in times of emergency. (Less)
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author
Pettersson, Ylva LU and Danjoux, Valdemar LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVA23 20251
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
Pandemic management, democratic backsliding, democracy, crisis policy, leaders, lockdown, populism
language
Swedish
id
9190320
date added to LUP
2025-08-07 17:06:41
date last changed
2025-08-07 17:06:41
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines how the presidential leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic affected the democracies in Argentina and Brazil between 2020 and 2023. Using a comparative case study and process tracing methodology, we analyse the contrasting strategies of Presidents Alberto Fernández and Jair Bolsonaro. Drawing on Robert Dahl’s democratic criteria and Hélène Landemore’s theory of epistemic democracy, the study examines how different approaches to crisis management, ranging from lockdowns to political communication, shaped democratic outcomes in both countries. While Brazil, under Bolsonaros leadership, showed signs of democratic backsliding, Argentina demonstrated greater democratic resilience despite certain questionable measures. The study highlights how leadership, access to reliable information and crisis policy can influence democratic integrity in times of emergency.}},
  author       = {{Pettersson, Ylva and Danjoux, Valdemar}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Krisens två ansikten – lockdown och förnekelse: en komparativ demokratianalys av Argentina och Brasilien under Covid-19-pandemin}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}