The COVID-19 temptation?

• Verfasst von: Demmelhuber, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Gurol-Haller, Julia [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Zumbrägel, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The COVID-19 temptation?
• Titelzusatz: Sino-Gulf relations and autocratic linkages in times of a global pandemic 1
• Verf.angabe: by Thomas Demmelhuber, Julia Gurol and Tobias Zumbrägel
• Jahr: 2022
• Umfang: 16 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 11.06.2025
• ISBN: 978-1-003-24004-4
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: The MENA region and COVID-19
• Ausgabe Quelle: 1st Edition
• Ort Quelle: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2022
• Jahr Quelle: 2022
• Band/Heft Quelle: (2022), Seite 20-35
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1927978408

Abstract

During the past decade, the increasing density of links between authoritarian countries has entered scholarly and public debate. There is evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic acts as a booster for processes of global autocratisation, differentiated by mechanisms such as autocratic promotion, diffusion or cooperation. The chapter examines the dynamics, mechanisms and implications of the pandemic against the backdrop of transregional autocratic practices. We argue that these are particularly observable in the relationship between China and the Arab Gulf states. Drawing on media reports and policy documents, the chapter analyses how different autocratic practices, measures and narratives diffuse across the region, along the example of four countries: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The chapter concludes by discussing the implications of the findings for future Sino-Gulf relations beyond the coronavirus pandemic.