"Covidocracy" is required reading for understanding past and future pandemics. The volume dives deeply into the history, politics, and aetiology of coronaviruses to draw a more complete picture. By describing the varied responses to COVID 19 in four countries that impacted the legitimacy of governments and corporations, it demonstrates the essentiality of international cooperation.

Jerome Krase, Professor, CUNY, USA

Covidocracy reignites a crucial discourse on the politics and political theory of health and medicine, revitalizing a conversation that held prominence in the 1950-70s but had been side-lined into closed technical policy dialogues until the advent of Covid, thrusted it back into the spotlight. An inspiring dialogue with the classical works of Michael Foucault, Erving Goffman, and Sigmund Freud, this book emerges as an insightful addition to the once rich tapestry of critical scholarship in the field.

Hesham Shafick, German International University, Germany

Nicolai Due-Gundersen's Covidocracy is a timely reflection of how the Covid-19 contagion mobilised governments and the citizenry into action. In dissecting pandemic politics, this important contribution reveals a web of persuasion, penalties, and public protection during trying times. A worthy read.

Clemens Chay, National University Singapore, Singapore