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Global Crisis Theory, Method and the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Global Crisis [electronic resource] : Theory, Method and the Covid-19 Pandemic / by Nadine Klopf.
ISBN
9783031251405
Edition
1st ed. 2023.
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XIX, 240 p.) 3 illus.
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Summary
The book develops a novel framework for the analysis of global crises. It differentiates crises on three dimensions: permanent, recurring and ephemeral crises. This conceptualization allows us to analyze global crises not only in their immediate environment, but makes it possible to understand them in the broader context of social instability. The approach revolves around the terminology of discursive dislocation which provides fundamental insights into diverse forms of social instability. A multidimensional conceptualization of dislocation is advanced which informs the differentiation of global crises. Furthermore, a methodological toolkit is developed and tailored to the theoretical framework, which makes it possible to utilize the book both theoretically and methodologically for the analysis of manifold forms of global crises. The book also provides a comprehensive analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States under Donald Trump. Making use of the aforementioned methodology, it presents a hands-on illustration of how the multidimensional framework can be utilized for practical analyses. The analysis reveals how the construction of the Covid-19 pandemic is embedded in the historically ingrained self-portrayal of the United States, and how crisis responses are invoked to serve particular socio-political purposes in retaining an established vision of the United States. Nadine Klopf is Research Fellow and PhD candidate in the Research Group on International Political Sociology at Kiel University, Germany. Her research focuses on crisis theory, discourse theory and poststructuralism in International Relations.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 22, 2023
Series
Global Political Sociology,
Contents
Chapter 1: From Crisis Decision-Making to Discourse Theory
Chapter 2: The Discursive Character of the Social
Chapter 3: The Permanent Dimension of Dislocation
Chapter 4: The Recurring Dimension of Dislocation
Chapter 5: The Ephemeral Dimension of Dislocation
Chapter 6: Discourse Analysis
Chapter 7: The Coronavirus Crisis.
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