The COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching political and social consequences across the globe. Published in collaboration with the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), this book addresses the greatest social challenges facing the world as a result of the pandemic.
The authors propose public policy solutions to help refugees, migrant workers, victims of human trafficking, indigenous populations and the invisible poor of the Global South.
Tabella dei contenuti
Presidential Welcome ~ Corey W. Dolgon
Editorial Introduction ~ Glenn W. Muschert, Kristen M. Budd, David C. Lane and Jason M. Smith
Isolation, Economic Desperation, and Exploitation: Human Trafficking and the COVID-19 Crisis ~ Brittany Keegan
Uncertainty and Disruption in the Transition to Adulthood during COVID-19 ~ Arnaldo Mont’Alvao, Pamela Aronson and Jeylan Mortimer
Disability Rights and Healthcare Rationing during COVID-19 ~ Bradley W. Williams
Social-Distancing the Settler-State: Indigenous Peoples in the Age of COVID-19 ~ Theresa Rocha Beardall
The Pandemic and the Invisible Poor of the Global South: Slum Dwellers in Mumbai, India and Dhaka, Bangladesh ~ Nikhil Deb and Maya Rao
The Human Right to Water and Sanitation in the Age of COVID-19 ~ Yvonne A. Braun
Pandemic Perils of Migrant Workers: Inequalities Intensified ~ Reema Sen and Brian Gran
Food Insecurity and COVID-19 ~ Ninette Rothmüller
Protecting Refugee Health and Human Rights in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Pathways to Justice ~ Alex Oteino
COVID-19 Requires an Intersectional Feminist Policy Response ~ Kristy Kelly
End Matter
Think Piece: On Values, Security, and Wellbeing under the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 ~ Tatiana Karabchuk
Afterword ~ Michael Adorjan
Circa l’autore
Jason A. Smith is Research Affiliate at the Center for Social Science Research at George Mason University.
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