Pandemic Response and the Cost of Lockdowns

Taylor & Francis

Pandemic Response and the Cost of LockdownsGlobal Debates from Humanities and Social Sciences\nAuthor(s): Peter Sutoris, Sinad Murphy, Aleida Mendes Borges, Yossi Nehushtan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032193892, 978-1032193892\nSynopsis\nPandemic Response and the Cost of Lockdowns brings the vast analytical apparatus of the humanities and social sciences to the task of critically analysing the political decisions taken in [tel].\n\nThe global response to the COVID-19 pandemic left little time for critical debate about the impact of lockdowns. Across the world, governments claimed to \""follow the science\"", but they rarely paid attention to the humanities and social sciences. Indeed, the absence of these perspectives is symptomatic of a longer-term trend in the marginalisation of the humanities and social sciences in policymaking and public debate. This book exposes the tragic consequences of this omission i.