Global autocratic collaboration in times of COVID-19: Game changer or business as usual in Sino-Gulf relations?
- Funded by Volkswagen Stiftung
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19start year
2020Funder
Volkswagen StiftungPrincipal Investigator
Prof Dr Thomas Demmelhuber, Tobias Zumbrägel, Julia GurolResearch Location
GermanyLead Research Institution
Universität Erlangen-NürnbergResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience
Research Subcategory
Policy research and interventions
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Not Applicable
Vulnerable Population
Not applicable
Occupations of Interest
Not applicable
Abstract
There is strong empirical evidence that COVID-19 acts as a booster for processes of global autocratization in which autocratic protagonists present themselves as role models that are more effective in fighting the pandemic than the 'liberal script' of Western societies. This is particularly observable in Sino-Gulf relations that challenges Europe's and Germany's international alliances and partnerships. This project aims at explaining these corridors of autocratic collaboration and at formulating clear-cut policy recommendations how to navigate EU/German relations with the Gulf and China in times of the global pandemic.