by admin | Apr 30, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Luis Bernardo Mejía-Guinand 1.Introduction Few days after the first COVID-19 patient was confirmed in Colombia, both the government party Centro Democrático, and the opposition parties, asked President Duque to decree a state of emergency to...
by admin | Apr 23, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Yanina Welp Alberto Fernández, a peronist leader from the Justicialista Party (PJ) took office on December 10, 2019, after winning the presidential elections as candidate for the Everyone’s Front coalition. Former president Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) from the...
by admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Antonio Benasaglio Berlucchi The spread of the new Coronavirus in Japan has been slower and apparently less severe than in other countries. However, the growing number of infections urges government’s rapid intervention to contain the epidemic and to limit...
by admin | Apr 9, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Fortunato Musella In emergency times monocratic actors strengthen their position. Also in Italy, although the Constituents have been very cautious in providing with norms on possible suspension of parliamentary form of government after the end of fascist...
by admin | Apr 2, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Philipp Köker The Corona-pandemic has executives around the world facing new and in fact unprecedented challenges. While international media attention on Europe has largely focussed on Western European nations– notably on the Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK –...
