Lithuanian Democracy under the State of Emergency : Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the Assessment of the State of Democracy in the Country? – System Analysis

Abstract

Since the first quarter of 2020, the whole world has been struggling with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic� More and more governments are introducing restrictions and bans for security reasons, with the aim of limiting the transmission of the virus and reducing health risks for citizens� The scale of the problem is best illustrated by the rising numbers of infections and deaths� In addition to the epidemic threat worldwide, the pandemic has brought to light many other problems and challenges� One of them is growing crisis of democracy around the world� Using a systemic approach, the article sets out to analyse the state and problems of contemporary Lithuanian democracy under pandemic conditions, focusing also on indicators of democracy and public opinion polls� It evaluates, inter alia, the state of — ABSTRAKT —