Public Opinion, Policy Responses, and Party Politics under the COVID-19 Pandemic
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A01=Masahiro Yamada
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COVID-19 Pandemic
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Health Policy
Indo-Pacific Region
Party Politics
Public Opinion
Taiwan
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- ISBN 9781666940978
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 159 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 06 Dec 2023
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic silently started in early 2020, and no one was prepared for it. Unlike the outbreak of SARS in 2002-2003, a similar coronavirus, it was less contagious than COVID-19, but tended to be more deadly. The COVID-19 virus is much more contagious with a relatively lower chance of causing death. Nevertheless, it is still one of the most dangerous viruses in human history. Studies of COVID-19 have attracted tremendous attention from academia and governments. However, they tend to focus on the fields of biology, virology, public health, and psychology instead of the politics, policies, and political attitudes related to the pandemic. Of course, it is critical to understand the nature of this virus and seek proper policy remedies to stop the pandemic and help citizens to regain their everyday lives, but how the pandemic has affected the public and their views toward politics is equally important as it will determine political outcomes in the near future. We compare the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public opinion, the dynamics of party politics in Taiwan, and some of its strategic neighbors.
Chia-hung Tsai is research fellow at the Election Study Center, National Chengchi University, and holds a joint appointment with the Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies.
Yao-Yuan Yeh is Fayez Sarofim and Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Chair and professor in international studies at University of St. Thomas, Houston.
