This edited collection compares and analyses the most prominent
political communicative responses to the outbreak and global spread
of the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus within 27 nations across five
continents and two supranational organisations: the EU and the WHO.
The book encompasses the various governments' communication of the
crisis, the role played by opposition and the vibrancy of the
information environment within each nation. The chapters analyse
the communication drawing on theoretical perspectives drawn from
the fields of crisis communication, political communication and
political psychology. In doing so the book develops a framework to
assess the extent to which state communication followed the key
indicators of effective communication encapsulated in the
principles of: being first; being right; being credible; expressing
empathy; promoting action; and showing respect. The book also
examines how communication circulated within the mass and social
media environments and what impact differences in spokespersons,
messages and the broader context has on the success of implementing
measures likely to reduce the spread of the virus. Cumulatively,
the authors develop a global analysis of the responses and how
these are shaped by their specific contexts and by the flow of
information, while offering lessons for future political crisis
communication. This book will be of great interest to students and
researchers of politics, communication and public relations,
specifically on courses and modules relating to current affairs,
crisis communication and strategic communication, as well as
practitioners working in the field of health crisis communication.
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