COVID-19 and the Politics of Crisis

@article{Lipscy2020COVID19AT,
  title={COVID-19 and the Politics of Crisis},
  author={Phillip Y. Lipscy},
  journal={International Organization},
  year={2020},
  volume={74},
  pages={E98 - E127}
}
  • Phillip Y. Lipscy
  • Published 12 October 2020
  • Political Science
  • International Organization
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity to refocus scholarly attention on the politics of crisis. Crises that abruptly upend political and economic relations are important and increasing in frequency. However, the division of international relations into international political economy (IPE) and international security has contributed to the relative neglect of non-militarized crises like pandemics. Crises are defined by threat, uncertainty, and time pressure: understanding them… 
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