The Rise and Struggle of Presidents during the Coronavirus Emergency: National and Sub-national Evidence in Italy and Spain

<span class="abs_content">This article aims to explore the expansion of power of monocratic figures during the Covid-19 crisis. In particular, it compares the Italian and Spanish cases, at both national and sub-national levels, during the pandemic. First, we explore the dynamics of p...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:46dd4ed7accb4d71b3272472830e47772021-11-21T15:11:42ZThe Rise and Struggle of Presidents during the Coronavirus Emergency: National and Sub-national Evidence in Italy and Spain1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v14i1p132https://doaj.org/article/46dd4ed7accb4d71b3272472830e47772021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/24019https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">This article aims to explore the expansion of power of monocratic figures during the Covid-19 crisis. In particular, it compares the Italian and Spanish cases, at both national and sub-national levels, during the pandemic. First, we explore the dynamics of personalization through an empirical analysis of emergency decrees at the state level. Second, we examine personalization as evidence of centre-periphery conflict by taking into consideration regional rules (decrees, orders, regulations, resolutions) and their relation to the state level. The comparison shows a similar path of institutional personalization of politics in Italy and Spain, with both countries displaying the features of an unstable regional framework.</span><br />Raffaella FittipaldiCoordinamento SIBAarticlecovid-19emergencyitalypresidentializationspainPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 132-151 (2021)
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topic covid-19
emergency
italy
presidentialization
spain
Political science (General)
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emergency
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presidentialization
spain
Political science (General)
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Raffaella Fittipaldi
The Rise and Struggle of Presidents during the Coronavirus Emergency: National and Sub-national Evidence in Italy and Spain
description <span class="abs_content">This article aims to explore the expansion of power of monocratic figures during the Covid-19 crisis. In particular, it compares the Italian and Spanish cases, at both national and sub-national levels, during the pandemic. First, we explore the dynamics of personalization through an empirical analysis of emergency decrees at the state level. Second, we examine personalization as evidence of centre-periphery conflict by taking into consideration regional rules (decrees, orders, regulations, resolutions) and their relation to the state level. The comparison shows a similar path of institutional personalization of politics in Italy and Spain, with both countries displaying the features of an unstable regional framework.</span><br />
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title The Rise and Struggle of Presidents during the Coronavirus Emergency: National and Sub-national Evidence in Italy and Spain
title_short The Rise and Struggle of Presidents during the Coronavirus Emergency: National and Sub-national Evidence in Italy and Spain
title_full The Rise and Struggle of Presidents during the Coronavirus Emergency: National and Sub-national Evidence in Italy and Spain
title_fullStr The Rise and Struggle of Presidents during the Coronavirus Emergency: National and Sub-national Evidence in Italy and Spain
title_full_unstemmed The Rise and Struggle of Presidents during the Coronavirus Emergency: National and Sub-national Evidence in Italy and Spain
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