The main objective of this research project is to analyse the impact of the 1918 influenza outbreak and the links between collective public policies to deal with it, as well as the discourses and processes developed since the beginning of the epidemic up to the 1930s. It seeks to situate this pandemic in the historical development of the first half of the twentieth century and, specifically, in the context of the crisis of liberalism after the Great War.

From a multidisciplinary perspective, and linked to cultural and political history, a comparative study will be articulated that includes scenarios from Southern Europe (Spain, Italy and Portugal) and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil and Mexico). The project will also address potential comparisons between the events of the period 1918-1930 and current responses to Covid-19, especially those articulated by populist movements and regimes in America and Europe, i.e. the possible links between the crisis of liberalism in the last century and the current one will be sought, with the focus on the impact of the two pandemics.