Original title: Populismus a pandemie COVID-19 v Latinské Americe: Případová studie Brazílie
Translated title: Populism and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Latin America: A Case study of Brazil
Authors: Ernst, Luna Antonella ; Krausz Hladká, Malvína (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2021
Language: eng
Abstract: CHARLES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Institute of Political Science Department of Geopolitical Studies Master's Thesis Populism and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Latin America: A Case Study of Brazil Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic confronted the world with a global health crisis like never before. Unlike some countries which were able to manage the crisis with little loss, some countries failed. This thesis offers an extensive analyses Brazil's Covid-19 response with a primary focus on President Bolsonaro's populist nature. It aims to discover a correlation between the political leadership style of populism and poor Covid-19 management in Brazil. In order to accomplish that, the two concepts of medical populism and the performance of crisis have been applied to the case study, by investigating Bolsonaro's social media presence and public statements. The results displayed that Bolsonaro attempted to perform a crisis by simplifying the crisis and propagating his performance, but untimely failed to successfully perform the crisis. In addition, the results also indicate that Bolsonaro exercised medical populism by attempting to pit the people against the establishment and creating a dramatic and spectacular depiction of a public health crisis. Ultimately, the research will conclude that Bolsonaro's...
Keywords: Bolsonaro; Brazil; Covid-19 Pandemic; Medical Populism; Performance of Crisis; Populism; Bolsonaro; Brazílie; Krize; Lékařský populismus; Pandemie Covid-19; Populismus

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/149171

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