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COVID-19 and Inequality: The Racialization of Pandemics

“Pandemics do not materialise in isolation. They are part and parcel of capitalism and colonization,” says Edna Bonhomme, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, in this interview with GRIP on the COVID-19 pandemic and global inequality.

18.05.2020

Saths Cooper: We Are All In This Together

Since the inauguration of the very first International Congress of Psychology (ICP) in August 1889 in Paris as part of the centennial of the French Revolution, key events – such as the Spanish Flu pandemic, the Spanish Civil War, the Great Depression, and the two World Wars – have impacted ICPs and national psychology associations. None of these have had the devastating global effects wreaked by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), which has reportedly affected 212 countries and territories at nearly all societal levels.

14.05.2020

Peter Gluckman: Reflections on the evidentiary-politics interface

The Covid 19 pandemic has brought the interface between science and political decision making into sharp focus. The media and public in many countries are being confronted daily not only by a wide range of available evidence, but also the decisions that their politicians are making in response to that evidence.

12.05.2020

How COVID-19 Can Drive Transformational Change in Cities

Aniruddha Dasgupta asks - When cities move from crisis management to recovery, how can we make sure these unexpected positive experiences and the large gaps in urban systems that the crisis has exposed translate into more resilient, more inclusive cities?

07.05.2020

Bridging the gap in science communication

In this personal reflection in response to ISC President Daya Reddy's letter to members in April, anthropologist Stephen Naji explores the issues around being a scientist in the public and private spheres during the pandemic.

05.05.2020

The Pandemic and the Global Economy

Developing countries face collapsing international trade, falling remittances, sharp reversals of capital flows, and currency depreciation. Only bold policies—debt relief, international financing, planning, and more—will avert further catastrophe, says Jayati Ghosh

05.05.2020

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