TOC The International Journal of Social Quality, Vol. 11, Issue 1-2 (2021)

Dear Colleague,

Berghahn Journals is delighted to announce that the first Open Access issue of The International Journal of Social Quality is now available. This special double issue focuses on the societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thanks to the generous support from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), IJSQ will be published as an Open Access journal starting with Volume 11. There are no submission or article processing charges (APCs) for articles published under this arrangement, resulting in no direct charges to authors.

Published in partnership with the International Association on Social Quality and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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Volume 11, Issue 1-2

Double Issue: The Societal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Editorial

The Societal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Explained via Three Frameworks

Harry G. J. Nijhuis and Laurent J.G. van der Maesen

Part I: Diverging Government Responses

Editorial Introduction: The Cases of Italy and China

Harry G. J. Nijhuis and Laurent J.G. van der Maesen

The Case of Italy: The Societal Impact of COVID-19 in a Fragmented Society

Jan Martin Rossi

The Case of China: The Societal Impact of the “Whole of Government Approach”

Wang Jing and Wang Xue

Part II: The Moral Impact of Government Interventions

Editorial Introduction: The Cases of India, South Africa, and Brazil

Harry G. J. Nijhuis and Laurent J.G. van der Maesen

The Case of India: A Moral Foundation for the Impact of COVID-19 on Health and Society in the World’s Largest Democracy

Sony Pellissery, Vijay Paul, Khushi Srivastava, and Drishti Ranjan

The Case of South Africa: The Societal Impact of COVID-19

Krish Chetty

The Case of Brazil: Coloniality and Pandemic Misgovernance as Necropolitical Tools in the Amazon

Vanessa Boanada Fuchs

Part III: Civic Activism as a Response to the Crisis

Editorial Introduction: The Cases of Germany and the United Kingdom

Harry G. J. Nijhuis and Laurent J.G. van der Maesen

The Case of the United Kingdom: Mapping Localism, Resilience, and Civic Activism in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tony Bradley, Issam Malki, Curtis Ziniel, and Asad Ghalib

The Case of Germany: Civil Society and Civic Activism in the Pandemic

Susann Worschech

Part IV: Widening of Societal Inequalities

Editorial Introduction: The Cases of Pakistan and the United States

Harry G. J. Nijhuis and Laurent J.G. van der Maesen

The Case of Pakistan: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Perceived Well-Being of Displaced Households

Fariya Hashmat, Ahmad Nawaz, Tony Bradley, and Asad Ghalib

The Case of the United States: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Connectedness and Isolation in Low-Income Communities

Allison A. Parsons, Danielle Maholtz, Jamaica Gilliam, Haleigh Larson, Dan Li, Sophia J. Zhao, Brita Roy, and Carley Riley

Part V: Selected Topics of Societal Impact

Editorial Introduction: The Cases of Japan, Australia, and the United States

Harry G. J. Nijhuis and Laurent J.G. van der Maesen

The Case of Japan: How COVID-19 Impacted the Procurement and Lives of Migrant Healthcare Workers

Mario Ivan López and Ohno Shun

The Case of Australia: Trust During Pandemic Uncertainty—A Qualitative Study of Midlife Women in South Australia

Paul R. Ward, Belinda Lunnay, Kristen Foley, Samantha B. Meyer, Jessica Thomas, Ian Olver, and Emma R. Miller

The Case of the United States (2): Reframing the COVID-19 Crisis as a Problem

Iva A. Terwilliger, Kevin J. O’Leary, and Julie K. Johnson

Reflections

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Climate Change: Expressions of Global Ecological and Societal Misbalances

Harry G. J. Nijhuis and Laurent J.G. van der Maesen

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