20 Apr
2021
20 Apr
'21
4:39 p.m.
Join us next week on 27 April at 16:00 for the next event in our WIDER Webinar
Series<https://www.wider.unu.edu/node/237129>29>.
Full details
HERE<https://www.wider.unu.edu/event/bruno-martorano-protests-and-social…
Bruno Martorano will join the WIDER Webinar Series to present a recent
study<https://www.wider.unu.edu/node/238559> on policy responses to COVID-19,
inequality and protests in US. Clionadh Raleigh will follow as discussant, sharing new
findings on protests and political violence during COVID-19 in developing countries.
Do Pandemics Lead to Rebellion? Policy Responses to COVID-19 and protests in the USA
In his webinar presentation Bruno Martorano introduces the results of a recent study
<https://www.wider.unu.edu/node/238559> which analyses the role of inequality in
shaping the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of protests across US
counties in 2020.
The results of the study show that higher levels of stringent measures to contain the
pandemic were instrumental in driving the incidence of protests. This was particularly the
case in counties with high levels of economic inequality where grievances may have been
initially stronger.
The results of the study show that higher levels of stringent measures to contain the
pandemic were instrumental in driving the incidence of protests. This was particularly the
case in counties with high levels of economic inequality where grievances may have been
initially stronger.
Further analysis suggests that the impact of government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
is largely explained by the changes in economic conditions (rise in unemployment and
changes in economic activities and spending) in counties with the highest levels of
inequality. Unequal counties with lower trust in political institutions but higher social
trust are also more likely to experience more protests as a response to more stringent
policies.
For more details please contact
toppari@wider.unu.edu<mailto:toppari@wider.unu.edu>