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Pandemic democracy: elections and COVID-19

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  • Todd Landman
  • Luca Di Gennaro Splendore

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This article provides an initial assessment of the many risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the conduct of genuine and transparent elections in the world. It begins with explaining why elections are a vital part of democracy, and then using the notion of the electoral cycle, constructs a risk matrix that assesses the relative impact and likelihood of risks to the cycle, as well as proposes a number of potential mitigations to these risks. The variety and number of elections, dimensions of the electoral cycle that can be disrupted, and the need for solutions raises significant questions about the future of democracy itself.

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  • Todd Landman & Luca Di Gennaro Splendore, 2020. "Pandemic democracy: elections and COVID-19," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(7-8), pages 1060-1066, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:23:y:2020:i:7-8:p:1060-1066
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2020.1765003
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    1. Lewkowicz, Jacek & Woźniak, Michał & Wrzesiński, Michał, 2022. "COVID-19 and erosion of democracy," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
    2. Gowokani Chijere Chirwa & Boniface Dulani & Lonjezo Sithole & Joseph J. Chunga & Witness Alfonso & John Tengatenga, 2022. "Malawi at the Crossroads: Does the Fear of Contracting COVID-19 Affect the Propensity to Vote?," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 34(1), pages 409-431, February.
    3. Picchio, Matteo & Santolini, Raffaella, 2022. "The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on voter turnout," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
    4. Thulani Andrew Chauke, 2022. "An Exploration of Youth Political Disengagement in the City of Cape Town," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 11, November.
    5. Edgell, Amanda B. & Lachapelle, Jean & Lührmann, Anna & Maerz, Seraphine F., 2021. "Pandemic backsliding: Violations of democratic standards during Covid-19," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 285(C).
    6. Hasnan Baber & Riri Kusumarani & Hongwei (Chris) Yang, 2022. "U.S. Election 2020: Intentions to Participate in Political Crowdfunding during COVID-19 Pandemic," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-22, July.
    7. Tomy Michael, 2021. "Immanuel Kant Application when army participates in Corona Virus Disease Prevention 2019," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 24(1), pages 296-301, October.

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