International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 42 Issue 3/4

COVID-19 in Africa: socio-economic impact, policy response and opportunities

Peterson Ozili

This paper examines the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 and the policy response in African countries.

China's employment stabilization policies in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Haomiao Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to investigate China's employment stabilization policies in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to discuss the…

Hands-off? Laissez-faire policies on Covid-19 may exacerbate health inequalities

William Foley, Klarita Gërxhani

This paper establishes an association between income and the likelihood of seeking medical treatment for Covid-19 symptoms in some countries. We provide an explanation for this…

Coronavirus (covid-19) and social value co-creation

Vanessa Ratten

Society has changed forever as a result of coronavirus (covid-19) with the new normal referring to lifestyle changes including social distancing and working from home. The purpose…

Social solidarity amid the COVID-19 outbreak: fundraising campaigns and donors' attitudes

Saeed Awadh Bin-Nashwan, Meshari Al-Daihani, Hijattulah Abdul-Jabbar, Lutfi Hassen Ali Al-Ttaffi

With fundraising appeals for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief efforts and donating to those affected by its spread and impact, donors, volunteers and charities can all…

Community engagement through responsible leadership in managing pandemic: insight from India using netnography

Mita Mehta, Harsha Sarvaiya, Arti Chandani

The purpose of this paper was to examine how community engagement can be influenced by responsible leadership during crises. It looks at the phenomenon of community engagement and…

Coping with COVID-19. Dugnad: a case of the moral premise of the Norwegian welfare state

Ann Christin Eklund Nilsen, Ove Skarpenes

This paper provides an analysis of the notion of dugnad (collective effort) in the context of the first weeks of the outbreak of COVID-19 in Norway. By appealing to people's sense…

COVID-19 in a collectivist culture: social isolation and maintenance of social relations

Nashaat H. Hussein

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the way people in a collectivist culture, particularly Egyptians, define social isolation and to understand the effect of social…

Centering community in COVID-19 responses: refugee women's livelihoods in a global pandemic

Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi, Grace Fortson, Katherine Harder, Trevor Riedmann

The purpose of this commentary is to share preliminary findings from our ethnographic research on refugee women's livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon…

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: economic insecurity and coping strategies of Italian households

Remo Siza

This paper offers a contribution to the authors’ understanding of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on living conditions of Italian households. A large part of the research…

Regulating religion in a time of COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia: context, dynamics, and implication

Max Regus

This study aims to perform a systematic review of the dialectics and telematics strategy for regulating religion during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also analyzes some…

Lessons from the pandemic: climate change and COVID-19

David Heath Cooper, Joane Nagel

This article examines US official and public responses to the COVID-19 pandemic for insights into future policy and pubic responses to global climate change.

Reframing everyday life. Implications of social distancing in Italy

Riccardo Pronzato, Elisabetta Risi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the measures of social distancing and home confinement have been perceived and experienced in the Italian socio-cultural context…

How are emotions about COVID-19 impacting society? The role of the political elite and grassroots activism

Tommaso Gravante, Alice Poma

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the role of emotions in the polarization that emerged during the first months of the pandemic. So, the authors will analyze…