EXCEPTIUS: Exceptional powers in times of SARS-COV-2

Webinar Series on Democracy in Distress: Protesting in times of Covid-19

When: Th 27-05-2021 16:00 – 17:30
Where: Online

From the series: Democracy in Distress we are presenting the second webinar on ‘Protesting in times of Covid-19’

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Since the contagion of Covid-19 developed into a worldwide pandemic, governments around the world have introduced a plethora of exceptional measures to combat the spread of the virus. There has been a high degree of volatility associated with public responses to such measures, ranging from high degree of compliance and support to outright public protests. In some cases, protests directly targeted Covid-19 containment measures while in others, the pandemic reinforced pre-existing social movements. What are the drivers of protests in times of Covid-19? How has the pandemic exacerbated political and social divides? What makes democracies more immune from protests than others? The second webinar of the Democracies In Distress series will gather experts from a variety of countries to provide insights into the causes and significance of protests in times of Covid-19.

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Presentations will be followed by a debate with the audience.