NEW to our Virtual Research Center on Covid-19 | Essays on Trump's Covid-19 briefings, decolonizing disaster response in Chile and more; a #MediaWell research review on the “infodemic;” and Prof. Brendan O’Flaherty on homelessness after pandemic. ow.ly/nSN950AhHiQ
Sarah E. Parkinson (@se_parkinson) analyzes the White House coronavirus briefings through the lens of Lisa Wedeen's the politics of "as if” for our "Democracy and Pandemics" theme, arguing that the briefings become a site of authoritarian practice. ow.ly/JsTF50AhHBG
For our "Disaster Studies" theme, @ManuelTironi and Sarah Kelly (@CIGIDEN) unpack territorial control in Chile as a means of decolonizing disaster response and providing care and sovereignty to Indigenous communities during pandemic. ow.ly/joz950AhHgp
In an essay for our "Policy Models in Pandemic" series, Jessica Ho (@USCLeonardDavis) explores how modeling can be used to map and understand life expectancy fluctuations, especially relevant in the wake of the Covid-19 death toll. ow.ly/8wdq50AhHn9
For our "Covid-19 in Africa" theme, @APN_SSRC grantee Roseanne Njiru examines the pandemic risks Kenya's urban informal settlements and the role of community health workers in helping to mitigate its spread. ow.ly/Vcda50AhHpR
On @ImmanentFrame's "Pandemic, Religion, and Public Life" forum, @bryandaniellowe looks to Buddhist ritual practice in Japan to reflect on culpability, confession, and our public leaders' responses to pandemic. ow.ly/eZZ850AhHr8
On our Time Capsule for Future Social Researchers, Brendan O'Flaherty (@columbia_econ) discusses the long term economic implications of the Covid-19 crisis and rising homelessness rates in an interview with SSRC president @Alondra Nelson. ow.ly/5FaG50AhHsm
In the latest #MediaWell research review, @katestarbird, @emmaspiro, and @KolinaKoltai provide a comprehensive overview on misinformation and the public health crisis. Explore more on our Virtual Research Center on Covid-19, supported by @HLuceFdn. ow.ly/fZr250AhM6r
