Elections in the time of covid-19: the triple crises around Malawi's 2020 presidential elections. (31st May 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Elections in the time of covid-19: the triple crises around Malawi's 2020 presidential elections. (31st May 2021)
- Main Title:
- Elections in the time of covid-19: the triple crises around Malawi's 2020 presidential elections
- Authors:
- Dulani, Boniface
Harris, Adam
Lust, Ellen
Ferree, Karen
Kao, Kristen
Ahsan Jansson, Cecilia
Metheney, Erica Ann - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: In June 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Malawians went to the polls and voted to replace the incumbent government. Much like other natural disasters, the Covid-19 pandemic and accompanying economic and political shocks had the potential to shake voters' confidence in the government, reduce turnout, and/or reduce support for the incumbent if voters associated them with the ills of the pandemic. In this paper, we examine the extent to which the Coronavirus pandemic influenced Malawi's 2020 elections. We consider how fear of infection and economic distress affected citizens' trust and confidence in President Mutharika's government, their willingness to turn out to vote, and their choices at the polls using data collected pre- and post-Covid. We find that fears about the virus and its economic impact did influence trust and confidence in the government to handle Covid but had little to no effect on either abstention or vote choice.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of elections, public opinions & parties. Volume 31(2021) Supplement 1
- Journal:
- Journal of elections, public opinions & parties
- Issue:
- Volume 31(2021) Supplement 1
- Issue Display:
- Volume 31, Issue 2021 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 2021
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0031-2021-0000
- Page Start:
- 56
- Page End:
- 68
- Publication Date:
- 2021-05-31
- Subjects:
- Covid-19 -- Malawi -- elections -- natural disasters
Elections -- Great Britain -- Periodicals
Political parties -- Great Britain -- Periodicals
Public opinion -- Great Britain -- Periodicals
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945- -- Periodicals
324.941086005 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fbep20/current ↗
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17457289.asp ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/17457289.2021.1924745 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1745-7289
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