Authoritarian Liberal Surveillance and the COVID-19 Pandemic / Alexei Anisin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anisin, Alexei, author.

Series:

De Gruyter contemporary social sciences ; Volume 25.

De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Series ; Volume 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authoritarianism.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Public health surveillance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (V, 133 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Is the World Becoming more Illiberal?

Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework and Research Design

Chapter 4: Waves of the Pandemic

Chapter 5: The Impact of Pandemic Policies on Democracy Measures

Chapter 6: Optimizing the Economy and Depoliticizing Publics

Chapter 7: Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-134570-X