Overview:
A joint workshop with collaboration between Texas A&M University European Union Center, University of São Paulo Department of Political Science, Vienna University of Economics and Business, and Social Science Quarterly.
No political observer could have predicted the introduction of effective travel restrictions among Schengen countries, the implementation of radical policy measures such as the lockdown, the emergence of intensified political conflict on these policy measures often, but not always, aligned with preexisting social, economic, and political cleavages, and an astonishing decline in international cooperation. At the microlevel, the political stance of individuals has been dominated by the health issues associated with Covid-19 and increased uncertainties about the electoral fate of incumbent and opposition parties alike.
The papers included in the workshop will cover all aspects of the politics and policies of the Covid-19 pandemic from an interdisciplinary social science perspective. The workshop focuses on Covid-19 related government policies and associated health outcomes across and within countries, and the multiple ways public opinion and behavior have interacted with these factors.
Conference Organizers:
- Lorena G. Barberia, University of São Paulo
- Thomas Plümper, Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Robert K. Goidel, Texas A&M University
- Guy D. Whitten, Texas A&M University
Conference Sponsors:
- Texas A&M University European Union Center
- University of São Paulo Department of Political Science
- Vienna University of Economics and Business
Conference Schedule:
We have decided on the following format for each presentation
- 20 minutes of presentation
- 10 minutes of discussant comments
- 10 minutes of audience comments/questions
- 10 minutes between presentations (slack time)
November 13, 2020:
Session I Chaired by Thomas Plümper
8:00-8:40
“How to Get Away with Spreading COVID-19: Political Connections and Pandemic Response”
Robert Kubinec (NYU Abu Dhabi), Haillie Na-Kyung Lee (Seoul National University), Andrey Tomashevskiy (Rutgers University)
Discussant: Laron Williams (University of Missouri)
8:50-9:30
“Brazil’s subnational Covid response: Analyzing the effectiveness of state and city government measures, and associated behavioural shifts”
Anna Petherick (University of Oxford), Rafael Goldszmidt (EBAPE-FGV, Rio de Janeiro), Beatriz Kira (University of Oxford),
Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo)
Discussant: Thiago Silva (University of Mannheim)
9:40-10:20
“The Political Economy of COVID-19 Border Closures”
Niklas Fent, Dominik Obeth, Cindy Cheng, Luca Messerschmidt, Ernesto Cruz Ruiz, Tim Büthe (Technical University of Munich)
Discussant: Scott Cook (Texas A&M University)
Session II Chaired by Lorena Barberia
10:30-11:10
“Forecasting cases and deaths of the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America”
Jurgen A. Doornik, Jennifer L. Castle and David F. Hendry (University of Oxford)
Discussant: Clayton Webb (University of Kansas)
11:20-12:00
“Summer School Holidays and the Growth Rate in Sars-CoV-2 Infections Across German Districts”
Thomas Plümper (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Eric Neumayer (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Discussant: Cameron Wimpy (Arkansas State University)
12:10-12:50
“Gender Differences in Perceived Risk of COVID-19”
Andrew Lewis, Ray Duch (University of Oxford)
Discussant: Eline de Rooij (Simon Fraser University)
Session III Chaired by Guy Whitten
13:00-13:40
“Should I Stay or Should I Go? Perception of Infection Risk, Economic Hardship, and Compliance with COVID-19 Social Distancing Policies in Brazil”
Lorena G. Barberia (University of São Paulo), Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M University), Natalia Moreira (University of São Paulo),
Andrea Junqueira (Texas A&M University), Ingrid Castro Silva (University of São Paulo)
Discussant: Matthew Gabel (Washington University)
13:50-14:30
“Public Health Precaution or Democratic Undermining? A Study of COVID-19 and Global Electoral Calendar Manipulation”
Kelly Senters Piazza, James Landy, Wedgide Bourdeau (United States Air Force Academy)
Discussant: Mary Stegmaier (University of Missouri)
14:40-15:20
“Brexit, COVID-19 and Attitudes Towards Immigration in Britain” Mark Pickup and Vincent Hopkins (Simon Fraser University)
Discussant: Harold Clarke (The University of Texas at Dallas)
Decemeber 11, 2020:
Session Chaired by Guy Whitten
9:00-8:40
“Politics of compliance in times of pandemic in France”
Martial Foucault (Sciences-Po Paris)
Discussant: Alicia Cooperman (Texas A&M University)
9:50-10:30
“Coronavirus in Latin America. Analysis of the measures adopted by 14 Latin American governments in the different phases of the pandemic”
María Celeste Ratto (UNRN-IIDyPCa/CONICET), Juan Cabrera (National University of Comahue) , Daniela Zacharías (National University of Comahue),
Juan Martín Azerrat (UNRN-IIDyPCa/CONICET, UNSAM)
Discussant: Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo)
10:40-11:20
“Did Covid-19 Kill Trump Politically?”
Harold Clarke (The University of Texas at Dallas)
Discussant: Kirby Goidel (Texas A&M University)
11:30-12:10
“Heterogeneity in Ideology and Health Behavior in Comparative Perspective”
Daniel Stegmueller (Duke University)
Discussant: Andrew Philips (University of Colorado)
January 15, 2021:
10:00-10:40
“How European voters evaluated leaders during the outbreak of the crisis”
Annika Fredén (Karlstad University), Sverker Sikström (Lund University)
Discussant: Andrew Philips (Colorado)
10:50-11:30
“Covid-19 and Voter Turnout in Brazil”
Sara Constantino (Princeton), Alicia Cooperman (Texas A&M University), Thiago Moreira (Texas A&M University)
Discussant: Natália Moreira (University of São Paulo)
May 14, 2021:
9:00-9:40
“The Impact of Covid-19 on Trump’s Electoral Demise: The Role of Economic and Democratic Accountability”
Anja Neundorf and Sergi Pardos-Prado (University of Glasgow)
Discussant: Robert K. Goidel (Texas A&M University)
9:50-10:30
“The Strategy of Protest Against Covid-19 Containment Policies in Germany”
Thomas Plümper (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Eric Neumayer (London School of Economics), Katharina Pfaff (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Discussant: Lorena G. Barberia (University of São Paulo)
10:40-11:20
“The Pandemic Policy U-Turn: Partisanship, public health, and race in decisions to ease COVID-19 social distancing policies in the U.S.”
Christopher Adolph, Kenya Amano, Bree Bang-Jensen, Nancy Fullman, Beatrice Magistro, Grace Reinke, Rachel Castellano, Megan Erickson, and John Wilkerson (University of Washington)
Discussant: Thomas Plümper (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
11:30-12:10
“Ambiguous COVID-19 Messaging Increases Unsafe Socializing Intentions”
Vincent Hopkins (University of Saskatchewan), Mark Pickup (Simon Fraser University), J. Scott Matthews (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Discussant: Guy Whitten (Texas A&M University)
