The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ¿ at the interlocking levels of politics, economy, and society ¿ have been different across regions, states, and societies. In the case of the Middle East and North Africa, which was already in the throes of intense tumult following the onset of the 2011 Arab Spring, COVID¿s blows have on the one hand followed the trajectory of some global patterns, while at the same time playing out in regionally specific ways. Based on empirical country-level analysis, this volume brings together an international team of contributors seeking to untangle how COVID-19 unfolds across the MENA. The analyses are framed through a contextual adaptation of Ulrich Beck¿s famous concept of ¿risk society¿ that pinpointed the negative consequences of modernity and its unbridled capitalism. The book traces how this has come home in full force in the COVID-19 pandemic. The editors, Larbi Sadiki and Layla Saleh, use the term "Arab risk society". They highlight short-term and long
Pris: kr 369.00 fra Norli
Butikk | Pris | |
---|---|---|
kr 369.00 | Besøk butikk |
This book provides an overview of the geopolitical context and climate change risk profile of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.
kr 649.00
Mer informasjon
This book provides an accessible guide to the key elements of risk in policy making and shows how its use and misuse has shaped policy makers' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in a range of countries.
kr 1129.00
Mer informasjon
We live in a runaway world. New patterns of risk and uncertainty threaten the stability of our traditional institutions. To make sense of these profound changes in our lives, and invent new politics for the twenty-first century, we must understand the...
kr 249.00
Mer informasjon