The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Politics of Life

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Inocent Moyo (University of Zululand, South Africa) Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni (University of Bayreuth, Germany)

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Politics of Life

Inocent Moyo (University of Zululand, South Africa), Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni (University of Bayreuth, Germany)

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English

Routledge India
04 August 2023

Social discrimination; Sociology; Politics & government; Epidemiology & medical statistics; Infectious & contagious diseases

This book explores the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic is poised to be a permanent fixture in the modern world which in contemporary times will be thought of in terms of before and after the pandemic. It looks at how the pandemic has brought to the fore the question of the appropriate ethics, politics, and spirituality and highlights the present condition of humanity and the need to rethink alternative planetary futures. It argues that the pandemic has existential and epistemic implications for human life on planet Earth, and a post–COVID-19 future requires a fundamental transformation of the present economic, political, and social conditions.

Drawing on empirical case studies on the COVID-19 pandemic from Africa and beyond, contributions in this book challenge the reader to rethink alternative planetary futures. It will be a useful resource for students, scholars, and researchers of African studies, citizenship studies, global development, global politics, human geography, migration studies, development studies, international studies, international relations, and political science.

Edited by: Inocent Moyo (University of Zululand South Africa), Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni (University of Bayreuth, Germany)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781032404509
ISBN 10: 1032404507
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 04 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Inocent Moyo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and Acting Deputy Dean of Research, Innovation, and Internationalisation in the Faculty of Science, Agriculture, and Engineering at the University of Zululand, South Africa. He researches borders, migration, and the political economy of the informal economy in the Southern African region. Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni is Research Chair in Epistemologies of the Global South at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. He is a prominent historian and one of the leading decolonial scholars and theorists in the Global South. He was the Executive Director of the Change Management Unit (CMU) in the Principal and Vice-Chancellor’s office at the University of South Africa (UNISA) and Professor of African Political Economy at the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI) at the same institution. Previously, he headed the Archie Mafeje Research Institute for Applied Social Policy (AMRI).