COVID-19's political challenges in Latin America / / Michelle Fernandez, Carlos Machado, editors

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (197 pages)
• Disciplina: 362.1962414
• Soggetto topico: COVID-19 (Disease) - Political aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): FernandezMichelle; MachadoCarlos
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- COVID-19's political challenges in Latin America -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: What Are the Political Challenges of COVID-19 in Latin America? -- Part I: The Deniers -- Chapter 2: Brazilian Response to Covid-19: Polarization and Conflict -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Bolsonaro: "The Negationist" -- 2.3 Pandemic Wars: The Role of Governors and Mayors -- 2.4 Popular Views on the Pandemic -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Mexico in the Face of Covid-19: In-Between Actions and Inefficiency -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mexico's Experience in the Face of the Pandemic -- 3.3 Mexico's Reaction to the Covid-19: Lesson Learned? -- 3.4 Mexico: The Best of the Worst -- 3.5 AMLO and Covid-19: Do What I Say But Do Not Do What I Do -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Nicaragua: Denying the Health Crisis and the Political Crisis -- 4.1 The Political Crisis Has Conditioned the Health Crisis -- 4.2 Government Management of the Pandemic: Communications and Policies or Lack Thereof -- 4.3 Critical Voices from Civil Society and the Opposition -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: State Action During COVID-19 Pandemic -- Chapter 5: Managing the Pandemic in Colombia: Between the Immediate Response and the Structural Consequences -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Pandemic in Colombia -- 5.3 The National Government's Response to the Pandemic -- 5.3.1 Sanitary Measures -- 5.3.2 Economic-Administrative Measures -- 5.4 Institutional Political Effects of the Government's Response -- 5.4.1 The Accumulation of Presidential Power and Its Relations with the Legislature -- 5.4.2 Individual Freedoms and Human Rights -- 5.4.3 The President's Leadership -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: The Uruguayan State's Structure and the Management of the Pandemic -- 6.1 Introduction. ; 6.2 The Evolution of the Pandemic in Uruguay -- 6.3 Uruguay Before the Pandemic -- 6.3.1 Political Context: Political Alternation -- 6.3.2 Socioeconomic Context -- 6.4 State Structure and Governmental Policies to Confront the Pandemic -- 6.4.1 "Responsible Freedom": The GACH and the Coronavirus Fund -- 6.4.2 Health System -- 6.4.3 Labor Market, Social Security, and Social Assistance -- 6.4.4 Education -- 6.5 Final Remarks: The Government and the State During the Pandemic -- References -- Part III: Social Movements and Pandemic -- Chapter 7: Solidarity During the Pandemic in Brazil: Creative Recombinations in Social Movement Frames and Repertoires -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Frames, Repertoire, and Creative Action -- 7.3 From the Struggle Against Hunger to Grassroots Communication -- 7.4 Creativity and the Bricolage in Collective Action Repertoires -- 7.5 Creatively Connecting Frames -- 7.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Transformative Events and Collective Action in Chile During the Covid-19 Pandemic -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Closing a Country -- 8.3 Transformative Events and Collective Protest: Tracking Changes Across Time -- 8.4 Social Movements During the Pandemic -- 8.4.1 Workers: New Challenges and Grievances -- 8.4.2 The Demobilization of Students -- 8.5 Collective Action Beyond Social Movements -- 8.5.1 Pandemic and Survival Protests -- 8.6 Southern Mobilizations -- 8.7 Soup Kitchens and Solidary Campaigns -- 8.8 Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Public Opinion and Pandemic -- Chapter 9: Presidential Approval During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Argentina -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Political and Economic Context -- 9.3 The Management of the Pandemic and Presidential Approval -- 9.3.1 The Response to the Irregular Territorial Distribution of Cases: ASPO and DISPO -- 9.3.2 Health vs. Economy -- 9.3.3 Vaccines. ; 9.4 Lights and Shadows of the Argentine Strategy Against the Coronavirus -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Identity Versus Fear of Death: Political Polarization Under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil -- 10.1 Fueling Identity Connections But Losing the Grasp on Political Right -- 10.2 Methodology -- 10.2.1 First Round of Opinion Poll -- 10.2.2 Second Round: Conjoint Analysis -- 10.3 Results: A Divided Political Right -- 10.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Between Pessimism and Mistrust: Ecuadorian Attitudes in the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Before the Pandemic: Political Ruptures, Economic Recession, and Social Unrest -- 11.3 The Effects of the Pandemic's First Year. Ecuadorians' Attitudes and Well-Being -- 11.4 Ecuadorians' Evaluation of the Government and the Legislature During the Pandemic -- 11.5 Ecuadorians' Attitudes and Expectations for the 2021 General Elections -- 11.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: "For the Sake of All, the Poor First": COVID-19, Mañaneras, and the Popularity of the Mexican President -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The Health Crisis -- 12.3 Chronicle of Announced Deaths -- 12.4 The Economic Crisis -- 12.5 AMLO Popularity -- 12.6 Reasons Behind AMLO's Popularity -- 12.7 The Crisis of the Debate on Public Affairs: The Morning Conferences -- 12.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Comparing Cases to Understand the Political Challenges of COVID-19 in Latin America -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: COVID-19's political challenges in Latin America
• ISBN: 3-030-77602-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910506410103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Latin American Societies