Josip Glaurdić is a Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Luxembourg. He is the author of The Hour of Europe (2011) and articles on the electoral legacies of war and the politics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Europe.Christophe Lesschaeve is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Luxembourg. A specialist in political representation and voter–party congruence, he combines advanced survey and experimental methods in his publications on post-war politics, inequality, and public health.

• 1. Introduction: The Pandemic of Ideology 2. Before the Storm: Southeast Europe on the Eve of the Pandemic 3. Descent Into Tragedy: Tracing the Pandemic in Southeast Europe 4. Liberty in Lockdown: Consent and Contestation in the State of Emergency 5. Going Viral: Conspiracy Theories and Their Believers 6. The Price of Survival: Economic Strains and Intergenerational Divides 7. Moving the Needle: The Politics of Vaccine Hesitancy 8. After the Curve: How the Pandemic is Remembered 9. Conclusion: Ideologies in the Time of Contagion 10. From Fieldwork to Findings: The Surveys and Methods of This Book 11. Appendix: Models and Results

Josip Glaurdić is a Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Luxembourg. He is the author of The Hour of Europe (2011) and articles on the electoral legacies of war and the politics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Europe.Christophe Lesschaeve is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Luxembourg. A specialist in political representation and voter–party congruence, he combines advanced survey and experimental methods in his publications on post-war politics, inequality, and public health.

• 1. Introduction: The Pandemic of Ideology 2. Before the Storm: Southeast Europe on the Eve of the Pandemic 3. Descent Into Tragedy: Tracing the Pandemic in Southeast Europe 4. Liberty in Lockdown: Consent and Contestation in the State of Emergency 5. Going Viral: Conspiracy Theories and Their Believers 6. The Price of Survival: Economic Strains and Intergenerational Divides 7. Moving the Needle: The Politics of Vaccine Hesitancy 8. After the Curve: How the Pandemic is Remembered 9. Conclusion: Ideologies in the Time of Contagion 10. From Fieldwork to Findings: The Surveys and Methods of This Book 11. Appendix: Models and Results