ENDURE: Inequalities, Community Resilience and New Governance Modalities in a Post-Pandemic World

• Antragsteller: Privatdozent Dr. Mihai Varga
• Fachliche Zuordnung: Empirische Sozialforschung ; Ethnologie und Europäische Ethnologie ; Politikwissenschaft ; Public Health, Gesundheitsbezogene Versorgungsforschung, Sozial- und Arbeitsmedizin
• Förderung: Förderung seit 2022
• Projektkennung: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 495747738

This project will examine the short- and long-term consequences of COVID-19 from a comparative perspective. In line with the research priorities specified in the United Nations Research Roadmap, ENDURE studies the COVID-19 crisis holistically as a new source for mobilization of societies and political systems. It also examines (de-)mobilization of communities and how this has ushered in a new era of change and transformation. Drawing on insights from a transatlantic team experienced in studying “inequalities”, “gender”, “resilience”, “migration”, “crisis management”, and “radicalisation”, this project is guided by four objectives:1. Drivers of inequalities and new forms of (de-)mobilizations: To identify how inequalities in their various dimensions (ethnicity, class, migratory status, gender, and age) have been reinforced and challenged, and to map how new forms of (de-)mobilization evolved during and after the pandemic.2. Governance and (De-)Mobilization: To analyse the governance of Covid-19 at local, national, and global levels from a comparative, transatlantic perspective, and to explore the societal, political, and ethical consequences of these governance practices on social inequalities, on political systems, people’s rights, and freedoms as well as in the context of the increasing divide between Global North and South.3. Community resilience and building back better: To understand community resilience practices through the study of grassroots solidarity movements and the mobilization of social groups and communities to generate social and political collective action.4. (Dis- and mis-)information, Conspiracy theories, and Social media: To analyse the sources and promotion of dis- and mis-information in social and mainstream media and to assess social media’s empowering and repressive roles in the context of COVID-19.In order to address these research objectives, ENDURE will develop transatlantic platforms, co-produce practical tools and methodologies that will form a systematic basis for post-pandemic recovery and aid in fostering a culture embedded with everyday forms of resilience.

• DFG-Verfahren: Sachbeihilfen
• Internationaler Bezug: Brasilien, Finnland, Großbritannien, Kanada, Kolumbien, Kroatien, Polen, USA
• Kooperationspartnerinnen / Kooperationspartner: Professor Dr. Phillipe Bourbeau; Dr. James Foley; Professorin Dr. Leda Maria Caria Gitahy; Eric C. Jones; Dr. Mateusz Karolak; Dr. Emilia Palonen; Dr. Tania Pérez-Bustos; Dr. Senada Selo-Sabic