Covid-19 discloses unequal geographies

Kirsi Pauliina Kallio, Marcelo Lopes de Souza, Katharyne Mitchell, Jouni Häkli, Simone Tulumello, Isabel Meier, Anna Carastathis, Myrto Tsilimpounidi, Aila Spathopoulou, Gemma Bird, Amanda Russell Beattie, Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik, Patrycja Rozbicka, James Riding

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Abstract

The collective editorial discusses inequalities that scholars in Europe and the Americas world have paid attention to during 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic has unevenly and unpredictably impacted on societies. The critical reflections reveal that the continuing ramifications of the pandemic can only be understood in place; like other large-scale phenomena, this exceptional global crisis concretizes very differently in distinct national, regional and local contexts. The pandemic intertwines with ongoing challenges in societies, for example those related to poverty, armed conflicts, migration, racism, natural hazards, corruption and precarious labor. Through collective contextual understanding, the editorial invites further attention to the unequal geographies made visible and intensified by the current pandemic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-16
Number of pages16
JournalFennia
Volume198
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Dec 2020

Bibliographical note

© 2020 by the authors. This open access article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords

  • Covid-19
  • Geographical inequalities
  • Pandemic
  • Populism
  • Precarious labor
  • Racism

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