A key concern is that COVID-19 will turn the current democratic recession into a depression, with authoritarianism sweeping across the…
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Border closings, confinement, and other social distancing measures to retard the spread of COVID-19 have brought the global economy to…
The 2008-2009 global recession, African economies performed better than other developing countries, because of (a) higher commodity prices, which supported…
Covid-19 brings into stark relief a long-standing discourse on the role or derogations and claw-back clauses on the continent and…
By Constanze Stelzenmüller With the coronavirus requiring that states take quick action to protect their citizens, constitutional actors like courts,…
Some see in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for “turning danger into opportunity” a Machiavellian plot to gain advantage from others’ misfortune.…
Usually, effective critical incident management would be informed by the known nature of such incidents and the known management and…
The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a disaster for the economy, shown weaknesses in public health systems,…
Gatekeepers of the present order adapt efficiently. But others can open up a plurality of futures Exceptional moments legitimize exceptional…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) contagion has spread across the world, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared the disease…
