Authoritarian Liberal Surveillance and the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Alexei Anisin
About this book
From QR codes to stay-at-home orders and mask mandates, the pandemic posed intriguing questions about the nature of political power in a time that is increasingly being classified as marked by democratic erosion, backsliding, or populism, Through a multi-methodological analysis of datasets covering different characteristics of pandemic responses in 54 liberal democratic states, Authoritarian Liberal Surveillance and the COVID-19 Pandemic draws attention to a different set of processes and dynamics. By adopting the theoretical frameworks of authoritarian liberalism and surveillance capitalism, a new explanation of political, economic, and social outcomes that arose over the course of the pandemic is provided in a critical cross-national inquiry. Findings turn attention to a previously neglected set of factors that were behind the emergence of widespread illiberal practices. Many liberal democracies experienced a metamorphosis that arose out of the unfettered implementation of authoritarian liberal economic policy making which merged with previously embedded structures of surveillance capitalism.
- The most thorough account of the impact of the pandemic on the standing of liberal democracy to date.
- Comparative inquiry of COVID-19 policies across 54 liberal democracies.
- Conceptually rigorous, yet written in a clear and accessible style.
Author / Editor information
Alexei Anisin, Dean of the School of International Relations & Diplomacy at Anglo-American University in Prague, has researched topics ranging from the pandemic, political instability, state repression, protest, to homicide and mass shootings. Dr. Anisin holds a wide-ranging interest in international politics and historical change.
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Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Is the World Becoming more Illiberal?
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Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework and Research Design
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Chapter 4: Waves of the Pandemic
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Chapter 5: The Impact of Pandemic Policies on Democracy Measures
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Chapter 6: Optimizing the Economy and Depoliticizing Publics
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Chapter 7: Conclusion
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References
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Index
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