How hypermasculine leadership may have affected early Covid-19 policy responses

Waylen, Georgina (2021) How hypermasculine leadership may have affected early Covid-19 policy responses. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (30 Jun 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Georgina Waylen argues that the reluctance of politicians with hypermasculine leadership traits to take the pandemic seriously and implement or adhere to mitigation measures led to incoherent policymaking and poor communication. This reduced levels of public trust and contributed to high rates of infection and death.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2021 23:03
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:08
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111121

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