Editorial Introduction: The Cases of Pakistan and the United States. Issue 1 (1st December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nijhuis, Harry G. J.; van der Maesen, Laurent J.G.
• Is Part Of: International journal of social quality. Volume 11:Issue 1/2(2021)
• Page Start: 201
• Page End: 203
• Publication Date: 2021-12-01
• Subjects: Social policy -- Periodicals; 361.6105
• DOI: 10.3167/IJSQ.2021.11010212
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-0352

Abstract

Abstract : The two case studies of Part IV are based on interviews with poor, disadvantaged families in Lahore (Pakistan) and Cincinnati (United States). These analyses in the sociocultural and welfare dimension address the subjective experiences of how the lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 impacted the quality of the circumstances of their daily lives. The analyses of Part III primarily also were oriented around the sociocultural and welfare dimension. They, among others, regarded the impact of the pandemic on community resilience and agency in the United Kingdom and Germany to sustain supportive networks in their respective "civil societies." By also exploring political "civic activism" and the impact on "democratic resilience, " the observations and discussions here though have become primarily focused on the sociopolitical and legal dimension.