Populist Nationalism Threatens Health and Human Rights in the COVID-19 Response

Authors

Caitlin R. Williams, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawFollow
Benjamin Mason Meier, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFollow

Publication Date

12-2020

Journal

American Journal of Public Health

Abstract

COVID-19 demands international cooperation, yet populist nationalism is resurgent, threatening public health, human rights, and global governance. In responding to the pandemic, populist nationalism and global solidarity represent distinct paths, with enduring consequences for health and human rights.

Volume

110

Issue

12

First Page

1766

Last Page

1768

Publisher

American Public Health Association

DOI

https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305952

Keywords

Populism, Human Rights, Health, World Health Organization

Disciplines

Human Rights Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Caitlin R. Williams, Jocelyn G. Kestenbaum & Benjamin M. Meier, Populist Nationalism Threatens Health and Human Rights in the COVID-19 Response, 110 Am. J. Public Health 1766 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305952