Media outlets often present diverging, even conflicting, perspectives on reality—not only
informing, but potentially misinforming audiences. We study the extent to which …

This paper reviews emerging evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on governance and
conflict, using a “governance and conflict first” approach in contrast to other research and …

This article examines institutional and cultural determinants of the speed of government
responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We define the speed as the marginal rate of …

This paper documents that a large-scale government subsidy aimed at encouraging people
to eat out in restaurants in the wake of the first 2020 COVID-19 wave in the United Kingdom …

This article investigates the determinants and consequences of manipulating COVID-19
statistics in an authoritarian federation using the Russian case. It abandons the …

We document a causal effect of the conservative Fox News Channel in the USA on physical
distancing during COVID-19 pandemic. We measure county-level mobility covering all US …

The Covid-19 pandemic is a major test for governments around the world. We study the
political consequences of (mis-) managing the Covid crisis by constructing a high-frequency …

In times of crises, democracies face the challenge of balancing effective interventions with
civil liberties. This study examines German states' responses during the early stages of the …

We study changes in social distancing and government policy in response to local outbreaks
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using aggregated county-level data from approximately 20 …

To what extent has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the interactions between politics,
media and the public? That is the central question of this book and this introductory chapter …