Politics of Developing Countries / Politics of Developing Countries

Irina Soboleva, Duke Kunshan University

Blame Avoidance: the costs of weak accountability in a health disaster - Ivan Filipe Filipe Almeida Lopes Fernandes, Federal University of ABC; Gustavo L Fernande, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV); Guilherme Almeida Lopes Fernandes, Usp; Pedro Salvador, Universidade Federal do ABC

Challenges to Democratic Consolidation and the COVID-19 Pandemic: South Africa as Case Study - Pieter W. Heydenrych, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus South Africa

Pandemic Sectarianism: Understanding the implications of Covid-19 in Lebanon and Iraq in the Context of Social Identity Theory - Engy Said, George Mason University

Variations in Government Responsiveness: Policy Innovation and Diffusion during the COVID-19 Crisis - Jielu Yao, University of Iowa; Yuehong Tai, University of Iowa; Elise Pizzi, University of Iowa

Irina Soboleva, Duke Kunshan University

Md Harun Or Rashid, Kent State University