Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. List of Figures x
5. List of Appendices xii
6. List of Boxes xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. Leadership Framework 4
9. Chapter Outline 16
10. 1 The Czech Republic: The “Best in Covid” 18
11. Survey: Czech Covid Leadership Response Questionnaire 31
12. Discussion and Conclusion 40
13. Appendix 1.1 Czech Covid Leadership Response Questionnaire 42
14. Appendix 1.2 Covid Pandemic Leadership Open-Ended Comments 42
15. 2 Slovakia: In the Shadow of Sputnik 49
16. The Slovak Case 55
17. Opinion Polls: Analysis of Slovak Public Opinion during Covid-19 59
18. Conclusion 76
19. Appendix 2.1 Overview of Selected Events 77
20. 3 Poland: A Two Front Battle 79
21. Sources of Data and Background 83
22. The Polish Case 96
23. Interview: The Attitude of Entrepreneurs in Poland during the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic and after the Adoption of the Vaccine 105
24. Discussion and Conclusion 119
25. Appendix 3.1 Questionnaire Intended for the First and Second Stage of the Study 123
26. 4 Hungary: The Enemy Is Everywhere 127
27. The Hungarian Case 132
28. Discourse Analysis: The Communication Style of Viktor Orbán in the Epidemic 140
29. Discussion and Conclusion 151
30. 5 Conclusion: Following the Leader 155
31. Meta-Analysis 155
32. Adaptive Leadership and Democracy 166
33. Conclusion 171
34. Bibliography 175
35. List of Contributors 189
36. Index 194