Reflections On The Complexities Of The Covid 19 Pandemic

Author : Shadrack B. Ramokgadi,Mbekezeli C. Mkhize
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781991201935

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Reflections on the Complexities of the Covid-19 Pandemic by Shadrack B. Ramokgadi,Mbekezeli C. Mkhize Pdf

This book offers an original and timeous snapshot of contemporary lines of argument from various authors in the Global South on the Covid-19 pandemic as a complex emergency at the height of the pandemic. At the time of writing, there were various levels of uncertainties from different countries, citizens, the public and private sectors, industries and economies who were in disarray. The book traces the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic in the province of Wuhan in China, the challenges, and the responses from a multiplicity of countries particularly from the Global South. Of particular importance, the book notes that vaccine uncertainty, limiting the spread of the virus and loss of life and employment, were some of the major challenges that these governments and citizens were confronted with. Also, the sizes of various economies lead to various challenges that the abovementioned governments shouldered. The contributors shed light on various aspects related to the Covid-19 pandemic from various countries in the Global South and include, but were not limited to securitised lockdowns, the use of militaries and complete closures of national (and sometimes fragile) economies, as well as overburdened health systems. These are just some dire consequences of Covid-19 on the public and private sector, industries and economy. The book emphasises that despite myriad challenges reported, there are various lessons that can be learnt in terms of how the countries responded to the pandemic, and in terms of how future pandemics can be handled. Finally, this is an interesting piece of work wherein contributors, as a collective, seek to shed light with regards to the unique perspectives from the Global South and at the same time give some guidance, related to their specific areas of focus.

Author : S. B. Ramokgadi,M. C. Mkhize
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : COVID-19 (Disease)
ISBN : 1991201923

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Reflections on the Complexities of the Covid-19 Pandemic by S. B. Ramokgadi,M. C. Mkhize Pdf

$$a "This book offers an original and timeous snapshot of contemporary lines of argument from various authors in the Global South on the Covid-19 pandemic as a complex emergency at the height of the pandemic. At the time of writing, there were various levels of uncertainties from different countries, citizens, the public and private sectors, industries and economies who were in disarray. The book traces the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic in the province of Wuhan in China, the challenges, and the responses from a multiplicity of countries particularly from the Global South. Of particular importance, the book notes that vaccine uncertainty, limiting the spread of the virus and loss of life and employment, were some of the major challenges that these governments and citizens were confronted with. Also, the sizes of various economies lead to various challenges that the abovementioned governments shouldered. The contributors shed light on various aspects related to the Covid-19 pandemic from various countries in the Global South and include, but were not limited to securitised lockdowns, the use of militaries and complete closures of national (and sometimes fragile) economies, as well as overburdened health systems. These are just some dire consequences of Covid-19 on the public and private sector, industries and economy. The book emphasises that despite myriad challenges reported, there are various lessons that can be learnt in terms of how the countries responded to the pandemic, and in terms of how future pandemics can be handled. Finally, this is an interesting piece of work wherein contributors, as a collective, seek to shed light with regards to the unique perspectives from the Global South and at the same time give some guidance, related to their specific areas of focus."--Publisher's description.

Author : Henriette Steiner,Kristin Veel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110744767

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Touch in the Time of Corona by Henriette Steiner,Kristin Veel Pdf

A chronicle, a memoir, a reflection on the pandemic, and a cultural analysis of the new spatial, social, and epistemological forms that have arisen with it, this volume weaves together cultural history, aesthetics, and urban and digital studies. It looks at the particular ways in which the possibilities for touch, touching and being touched, both physically and affectively, are reconfigured by the pandemic. How are love, care, and humanity’s complex relationships with technology and nature played out in the interval between abandoned city centres and digitally mediated gatherings? How can we comprehend the reconfiguration of relationships through the human response to the pandemic as an experience that concerns us all but affects each of us in different ways? How do we think through the technological and material dependencies that the pandemic situation establishes? And how does this allow us to imagine the world beyond the pandemic—both utopian and dystopian? The essays in this book explore the new forms of intimacy and distance that are developing in the wake of COVID-19, offering a distinctive, topical analysis in the fields of urban and digital studies.

Author : David C. Krakauer,Geoffrey B. West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947864394

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The Complex Alternative by David C. Krakauer,Geoffrey B. West Pdf

Author : Gopi Devdutt Tripathy,Anurita Jalan,Mala Kapur Shankardass
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811623202

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Sociological Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in India by Gopi Devdutt Tripathy,Anurita Jalan,Mala Kapur Shankardass Pdf

This book presents a sociological study of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of India. It invites readers to understand disasters and crises as triggers of radical transformations in society, changing the very nature of every day and the meaning of normal. It discusses the processes through which society accepts, internalizes and reinvents a new way of life. It provides insights into its impact on the individual, family, economy and the state and the relationships not only between them but also within them. The chapters draw attention to the concerns of the vulnerable sections of the population – the aged, children, women, the disabled, migrant labour and the economically backward classes. The chapters are written in an engaging style, and each chapter investigates the way societies think about the risk, threat and harm and the ways to navigate crises of all kinds. As such, the book provides a key read for academics, students and administrators, as well as general readers confronted by an existential crisis caused by the pandemic.

Author : Anna Gotlib,Alexios Alexander,Joseph S. Biehl,Eyja M. Brynjarsdóttir,Barrett Emerick,Daniel Conway,Ruth Groenhout,Clarie Elise Katz,Eva Feder Kittay,Corey McCall,Jaime Lindemann Nelson,Jennifer Scuro,Kevin Timpe,Vanessa Wills
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781538154052

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Responses to a Pandemic by Anna Gotlib,Alexios Alexander,Joseph S. Biehl,Eyja M. Brynjarsdóttir,Barrett Emerick,Daniel Conway,Ruth Groenhout,Clarie Elise Katz,Eva Feder Kittay,Corey McCall,Jaime Lindemann Nelson,Jennifer Scuro,Kevin Timpe,Vanessa Wills Pdf

This book offers a unique collection of philosophers engaging in public philosophy, offering responses to, and reflections on, the moral, political, social, and medical dilemmas born of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author : David C. Krakauer,Geoffrey B. West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947864408

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The Complex Alternative by David C. Krakauer,Geoffrey B. West Pdf

Author : Michael D. Stein,Sandro Galea
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : COVID-19 (Disease)
ISBN : 9780197749685

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The Turning Point by Michael D. Stein,Sandro Galea Pdf

Author : Ahron Friedberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000383645

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Through a Screen Darkly by Ahron Friedberg Pdf

Winner of the 2022 Gradiva® Award for Best Book – Historic Moment for Reflection! This book offers real-time, intimate reflections on Dr. Friedberg’s patients as they struggle with COVID-19 and its disruptive, dispiriting fallout. Through a Screen Darkly identifies the psychological distress caused by the pandemic, examining how the particular elements of COVID-19 – its ability to be spread by those who seem not to have it, its intractability, the long-term uncertainty that it engenders – leave even relatively stable people shaken and unsure of the future. The book examines how, amidst radical uncertainty and the prospect of massive social change, such people learn to become resilient. The main theme of the book is that, of necessity, we learn to adapt. Though we still can only see "darkly," we can call on the resources that we have, as well as those we can reasonably acquire, so as to retain a sense of our dignity and purpose. Through a Screen Darkly examines what is possible now as the pandemic runs its course. It makes no predictions of how all this will ultimately play out, but offers a time capsule of how people have coped with a disease that landed suddenly and that we still do not fully understand. Offering a series of intense encounters with worried, traumatized people, this book will be invaluable to in-training and practicing psychiatrists, as it points to the several possible directions for our national, psychological recovery from the pandemic.

Author : Eugene Giudice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578784009

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Reflections During a Pandemic by Eugene Giudice Pdf

This book is a collection of daily reflections created starting in mid-March 2020 as a response to sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and to give people hope during this time of political and social uncertainty and change

Author : Neha B. Jampala
Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781489742940

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Reflections from the Covid-19 Pandemic: Pursuits of Panaceas by Neha B. Jampala Pdf

This book is a nonfiction endeavor that aims to capture a snapshot of what American society was like during the public health crisis of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Through a series of interviews featuring people who have struggled with loss, financial limitations, and working strenuous frontline jobs, the book aims to elucidate crucial voices who share their experiences of how they coped, persisted, and reflected during quarantines and lockdowns. These interviews, all of which have been transformed into a cohesive article/story-like format, also feature people who have pioneered change during the pandemic, such as PPE providers, nonprofit organizations, and heads of major institutions in education and healthcare. Hopefully, readers will be left with a scintilla of each person’s story and will reflect upon the lessons we have learned during the pandemic — lessons that remind us of the strength and intricacy of humanity.

Author : Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich,Marijana Kotlaja,Jon Maskály,Peter Neyroud
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781040004623

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Policing during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich,Marijana Kotlaja,Jon Maskály,Peter Neyroud Pdf

Providing a global perspective on police adaptations to the COVID-19 pandemic, this book explores the extent of police organizational and operational changes in a number of countries as diverse as Brazil, China, South Africa, South Korea, the Philippines, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Bringing together a range of international experts, this book reflects on the changes in the broader social environment during the pandemic, examining the contours of police operational and organizational changes across several countries, analyzes the police enforcement of the government COVID-19 rules and regulations, explores the factors related to the COVID-19 effects on police officer wellness and safety, and studies police administrator, police officer, and citizen views about the potential consequences of organizational and operational changes on the interpersonal relations within police agencies and police–community partnerships. Policing During the COVID-19 Pandemic is essential reading for scholars and practitioners interested in exploring the police organizational adaptations, particularly in the times of emergencies, and the societal, cultural, and legal impacts of such adaptations. Sanja Kutnjak Ivković is Professor at the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, USA. She is the Co-Editor of Policing: An International Journal. She is past Chair of the Division of International Criminology, American Society of Criminology, and past Chair of the International Division, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Her co-authored and co-edited books on policing include: Exploring Contemporary Police Challenges, Police Code of Silence in the Times of Change, Police Integrity in South Africa, Exploring Police Integrity, Police Integrity across the World, Enhancing Police Integrity, Fallen Blue Knights, and The Contours of Police Integrity. Marijana Kotlaja is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA. She is involved in evaluation research projects with many organizations, specifically focused on crime and place, and juvenile delinquency. She has led multiple international data collection efforts and has extensive knowledge of advanced quantitative methodology, including structural equation modeling, Bayesian analysis, and hierarchical linear models. She is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Division of International Criminology (American Society of Criminology), as well as the Editor of Around the Globe for the Criminologist. Jon Maskály is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Dakota, USA. He won (with co-authors) the 2016 William L. Simon Outstanding Paper award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. His primary research interests revolve around issues in policing, notably police–community relations, police integrity, and police accountability. He has worked as a subject matter expert in several police reform projects around the nation. He has secured multiple contracts with police organizations to enhance their ability to make data-driven decisions. Peter Neyroud is Associate Professor in Evidence-Based Policing in the Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK. He is the General Editor of the Oxford Journal Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. He set up and ran the UK National Policing Improvement Agency. He was commissioned by the UK Home Secretary to carry out a fundamental “Review of Police Leadership and Training,” which led to the establishment of the National “College of Policing.” He is the Co-Chair of the Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Coordinating Group.

Author : Gabrielle von Bernstorff-Nahat
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9783750436404

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Lessons of Hope by Gabrielle von Bernstorff-Nahat Pdf

This world-wide pandemic has effected the world and billions of human beings world wide and has caused much pain and grief. Amidst the suffering there are signs and lessons of hope to be learned, which are the subject of this book. May we pay heed. Gabrielle von Bernstorff-Nahat is a poet, artist and architect living in Switzerland. Cover Art: by the artist: Lapis Lazuli from the Series: Mary

Author : Esther Mavengano,Tobias Marevesa,Ernest Jakaza
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000899405

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Zimbabwe in the Post-COVID-19 Era by Esther Mavengano,Tobias Marevesa,Ernest Jakaza Pdf

This comprehensive book brings together reflections, lessons and insights relating to the post Covid-19 era in Zimbabwe. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has immensely affected all facets of humanity globally. Its impact on Zimbabwe is evident through its effect on socio-economic and education systems, politics, religion, infrastructural development, and health delivery systems. This book provides scholarly introspections into the lessons drawn from the pandemic in an effort to re-imagine the future possibilities of public health in Zimbabwe and beyond. Providing a platform for research that seeks to re-think global public health matters from a Decolonial school of thought, the book asks questions such as: What is the role of religion, linguistics, communication, education, economics, politics, and science in preparing Zimbabwe for possible future pandemics? How can the lessons drawn from the pandemic inform scholars to re-imagine the future trajectories of the country in the various domains? How can researchers evaluate the power and economic dialectics of COVID-19, navigate the tumultuous challenges generated, and come up with appropriate systems for future pandemics? Offering a realistic picture of the post COVID-19 era in Zimbabwe, the book will be a key resource to students and researchers across the fields of political communication, science communication, decolonial discourse, language and culture, as well as African Studies more broadly.

Author : Gottfried Schweiger
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030979829

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The Global and Social Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Gottfried Schweiger Pdf

This book directly addresses the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It does so by focusing on both the immediate effects during the pandemic and the lockdowns, as well as the issues related to the long-term social consequences that are likely to result from the economic crisis in the coming years. To date, most philosophical essays and books have focused on the health aspects of the pandemic, and in particular on the fields of medical ethics and public health ethics. Containing a truly international and interdisciplinary group of scholars, a unique and global perspective is offered on the rarely discussed social and economic consequences of the pandemic. This book is of great interest to academic philosophers, but also to researchers from the social sciences.