State capacity and populist rule in times of uncertainty: COVID-19 response in South Korea, Brazil, and Turkey

Aydın Düzgit, Senem and Kutlay, Mustafa and Keyman, Fuat (2023) State capacity and populist rule in times of uncertainty: COVID-19 response in South Korea, Brazil, and Turkey. Globalizations . ISSN 1474-7731 (Print) 1474-774X (Online) Published Online First https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2023.2256567

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Abstract

In an age of ‘radical uncertainty,’ state capacity proves critical for countries to contain ‘wicked crises’ and improve the resilience of societies. At the same time, authoritarian populism has come to dominate politics in several countries. The impact of populist leadership on state capacity, however, remains an under-researched theme. We explore how populist rule has impeded effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic by weakening state capacity. We compare Brazil and Turkey as cases with similar degrees of state capacity but diverging pandemic management performance. We also examine South Korea as a benchmark case combining high state capacity and effective leadership. We show that state capacity is central in managing ‘wicked crises,’ but populist leadership undermines it through a set of mechanisms. On a broader scale, we aim to contribute to the debate by exploring the interactions among crises, state capacity, and populist rule.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic management; populism; State capacity; uncertainty
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Senem Aydın Düzgit
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2023 15:41
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2023 15:41
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/48555

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