EP9: Pandemic impact on elections and parallels between the Spanish-Flu & Covid-19 with Leticia Arroyo & Noel Maurer

Leticia Arroyo and Noel Maurer are New York based academics who have written a fascinating work on if and how pandemics shape elections following their paper on the 1918 Spanish Flu. In this episode they discuss the steps taken in America to curb the Spanish Flu, and how certain measures were similar to those taken recently for Covid-19 but the public reaction to them was far more extreme. To read Noel and Leticia's paper head here - For further information about Peter's work you can visit where you can also find links to Peter's social channels. Produced, edited and mixed by @producerneil

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EP9: Pandemic impact on elections and parallels between the Spanish-Flu & Covid-19 with Leticia Arroyo & Noel Maurer is an episode from I've Been Thinking with Peter Frankopan by Global.

This episode is 42:02 long.

This episode was published on Aug 15, 2021.

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