Panel 3. Populism and the pandemic (16th Sept. 10.15-12.00) Chair: Anders Hellström, GPS, Malmö University Populism and COVID19: How Populist Governments (Mis)Handle the Pandemic Authors: Michael Bayerlein, Kiel Institute for the World Economy; Christian-Albrechts- University of Kiel; Vanessa A. Boesex, Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute, University of Gothenburg; Scott Gates (Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), University of Oslo; Katrin Kaminy, Kiel Institute for the World Economy; Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Syed Mansoob Murshedk, Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity (CFCI), Coventry University Populist communication in pandemic times: How populist presidents in Latin America performed the COVID- 19 crisis Authors: Aline Burni, German Development Institute and Eduardo Ryo Tamaki, Federal University of Minas Gerais The political uses of the covid pandemic in the rise of Greek authoritarianism Authors: Filippa Chatzistavrou and Konstantinos Papanikolaou (Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)