Un-politicizing a Deadly Virus: International Norm Development and Naming an Infectious Disease in South Korea

• In Event: Multilateralism: Promises and Pitfalls

Brief Overview

What caused the change in the practice of naming the pandemic from Wuhan Virus to COVID-19 in South Korea? This paper argues that international networks played a key role in diffusing a discourse of un-politicizing the name of the pandemic.

Authors

• Jihye Jung, Arizona State University

• Saebyoul Yun, University of Edinburgh