Trump’s fight over covid-19 numbers shows how the hollowing out of expertise can be dangerous for democracy

Rocco, Philip (2020) Trump’s fight over covid-19 numbers shows how the hollowing out of expertise can be dangerous for democracy. Democratic Audit Blog (07 Apr 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

As in any emergency or disaster, institutional agreement over the statistics of the Covid-19 pandemic is incredibly important. During the crisis, President Trump has questioned federally requested research around the spread of the pandemic and the amount of equipment needed to tackle it. Philip Rocco writes on how Trump’s efforts to undermine a common understanding of the numbers around the crisis can be a threat to democracy itself.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2020 21:18
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:50
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107873

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