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'Rally round the flag': the COVID-19 crisis and trust in the national government by Kritzinger, Sylvia, Foucault, Martial, Lachat, Romain, Partheymüller, Julia, Plescia, Carolina, Brouard, Sylvain

“…During international crises, trust in government is expected to increase irrespective of the wisdom of the policies it pursues. This has been called a…”
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Democracy in times of the pandemic: explaining the variation of COVID-19 policies across European democracies by Engler, Sarah, Brunner, Palmo, Loviat, Romane, Abou-Chadi, Tarik, Leemann, Lucas, Glaser, Andreas, Kübler, Daniel

“…In fighting the spread of COVID-19, the drastic measures undertaken by governments worldwide demonstrate a trade-off between public health and fundamental…”
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Fleeing the centre: the rise of challenger parties in the aftermath of the euro crisis by Hobolt, Sara B., Tilley, James

“…The eurozone crisis has altered the party political landscape across Europe. The most visible effect is the rise of challenger parties. The crisis not only…”
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Introduction: the differentiated politicisation of European governance by de Wilde, Pieter, Leupold, Anna, Schmidtke, Henning

“…The politicisation of European governance has become an important subject in debates about the institutional design, day-to-day decision-making and democratic…”
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Trust in government in Sweden and Denmark during the COVID-19 epidemic by Nielsen, Julie Hassing, Lindvall, Johannes

“…Did the different public-health policies that Sweden and Denmark pursued in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic result in different levels of public trust…”
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The Populist Challenge by Kriesi, Hanspeter

“…Populism has been on the rise for some time in Europe now, and its rise has been one of the key concerns of Peter Mair. He has linked it to the increasing…”
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Walking the road together? EU polity maintenance during the COVID-19 crisis by Ferrera, Maurizio, Miró, Joan, Ronchi, Stefano

“…This article investigates the 'conflict parabola' of the negotiations between EU member states during the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis reopened the…”
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Pandemic politics: policy evaluations of government responses to COVID-19 by Altiparmakis, Argyrios, Bojar, Abel, Brouard, Sylvain, Foucault, Martial, Kriesi, Hanspeter, Nadeau, Richard

“…The COVID-19 crisis has demanded that governments take restrictive measures that are abnormal for most representative democracies. This article aims to examine…”
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Beyond left and right: the eclectic populism of the Five Star Movement by Mosca, Lorenzo, Tronconi, Filippo

“…Born in 2009, the Five Star Movement (FSM) has been one of the most electorally successful European populist parties since 2013. While its classification as a…”
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The AfD: Finally a Successful Right-Wing Populist Eurosceptic Party for Germany? by Arzheimer, Kai

“…Within less than two years of being founded by disgruntled members of the governing CDU, the newly formed Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has already…”
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Explaining the emergence of the radical right in Spain and Portugal: salience, stigma and supply by Mendes, Mariana S., Dennison, James

“…Spain and Portugal have long been considered exceptions when it comes to the electoral success of radical right-wing parties in Europe. This scenario changed…”
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Power to the people? Populism, democracy, and political participation: a citizen's perspective by Zaslove, Andrej, Geurkink, Bram, Jacobs, Kristof, Akkerman, Agnes

“…Much research is devoted to the relationship between populist parties and democracy. However, relatively little is known about the relationship between…”
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Public support for government responses against COVID-19: assessing levels and predictors in eight Western democracies during 2020 by Jørgensen, Frederik, Bor, Alexander, Lindholt, Marie Fly, Petersen, Michael Bang

“…In order to halt the spread of COVID-19 governments have engaged in policies that are both economically costly and involve infringements of individual rights…”
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Federalism and the management of the COVID-19 crisis: centralisation, decentralisation and (non-)coordination by Hegele, Yvonne, Schnabel, Johanna

“…The ability of federal states to manage the COVID-19 pandemic has created much debate. Federations differ considerably in the way they have been tackling the…”
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Housing and populism by Adler, David, Ansell, Ben

“…The recent success of populist candidates in the UK and Continental Europe has sparked a major debate between those who view populism as a reaction of the…”
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Housing prices and wealth inequality in Western Europe by Fuller, Gregory W., Johnston, Alison, Regan, Aidan

“…Comparative political economy (CPE) has robustly examined the political and institutional determinants of income inequality. However, the study of wealth,…”
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Understanding varieties of populism in times of crises by Caiani, Manuela, Graziano, Paolo

“…This introduction presents the conceptual and analytical framework which constitutes the background for the special issue entitled 'Varieties of Populism in…”
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Radical right parties and their welfare state stances - not so blurry after all? by Enggist, Matthias, Pinggera, Michael

“…Recent literature shows that radical right parties (RRPs) present moderate or blurry economic stances. However, this paper argues that this blurriness is…”
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The appeal of nostalgia: the influence of societal pessimism on support for populist radical right parties by Steenvoorden, Eefje, Harteveld, Eelco

“…In the literature, explanations of support for populist radical right (PRR) parties usually focus on voters' socio-structural grievances, political discontent…”
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Opposition in times of crisis: COVID-19 in parliamentary debates by Louwerse, Tom, Sieberer, Ulrich, Tuttnauer, Or, Andeweg, Rudy B.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic presents an exceptional crisis situation not only for governments, but also for politicians in opposition. This article analyses…”
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