Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 and the various measures taken subsequently, either by individual countries or by government and non-government bodies with a global reach, have had a profound effect on human lives on a number of levels, be it social, economic, legal, or political. The scramble to respond to the threat posed by the rapid spread of the virus has, in many cases, led to a suspension of ordinary politics whilst at the same time throwing into sharp relief the profoundly political nature of the pandemic. In addition to the new issues that have arisen regarding detection and treatment of the COVID-19 virus, perennial political issues regarding the limits of political authority, racial and gender justice, and populism and demagoguery have thrust themselves to the forefront of mainstream political discourse.
Highlights
The outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 and the various measures taken subsequently, either by individual countries or by government and nongovernment bodies with a global reach, have had a profound effect on human lives on a number of levels, be it social, economic, legal, or political
In addition to the new issues that have arisen regarding detection and treatment of the COVID-19 virus, perennial political issues regarding the limits of political authority, racial and gender justice, and populism and demagoguery have thrust themselves to the forefront of mainstream political discourse
The Organising Committee arranged this special issue with Acta Academica, which directly addresses the cause behind the delay of the conference, viz. Pandemic politics
Summary
Academics all over the world have struggled to conduct research under COVID restrictions, to make the sudden switch to online modes of teaching, and to maintain their health and sanity in the face of vastly increased workloads, familial demands, social and economic upheaval, and all too often sickness and bereavement. The Organising Committee arranged this special issue with Acta Academica, which directly addresses the cause behind the delay of the conference, viz. Pandemic politics. The special issue, titled Pandemic politics, is a collection of papers that cast a critical perspective upon the political dimensions of the current pandemic. The eight papers that made it to this volume are reflective of this broad approach and fall, roughly, into three categories, namely power and mistrust, disaster capitalism, and COVID-19: crisis or opportunity. In the sections to follow, we discuss in more detail the papers constituting each category cluster
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