The researchers under this component of The state and statebuilding in the Global South – international and local interactions project meet to discuss ongoing research on 'COVID-19 and the state —comparative experiences in the Global South'.
Researchers present their research, receive feedback on the draft articles they have prepared for a forthcoming edited volume on the topic, and join a discussion session online.
2 December, 10:00 – 12:30 UTC+2 and 3 December 13:00 – 13:30 UTC+2.
| Research paper | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The COVID-19 response in Maharashtra | Manish Jha – Professor, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India |
| The COVID-19 response in Kerala | Jos Chathukulam and Manasi Joseph – Centre for Rural Management, Kerala, India |
| The COVID-19 response in Bihar |
Avinash Kumar - Assistant Professor, Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Manish Kumar – Assistant Professor, Delhi School of Economics, New Delhi, India |
| The COVID-19 response in West Bengal |
Achin Chakraborty – Director, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, India Zaad Mahmood – Assistant Professor, Presidency University Kolkata, India |
| The COVID-19 response in Uttar Pradesh | Indrajit Roy - Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York, UK |
This event is part of The state and statebuilding in the Global South – international and local interactions project.
Focal point: Rachel Gisselquist
Core researchers: Durgesh Solanki, Andrea Vaccaro, Michael Danquah, Kunal Sen, Daniel Chachu, Anustup Kundu
Project support: Teresa Undurraga Alessandri
Communications: Timothy Shipp
COVID-19 has brought to the fore the issue of state preparedness in mitigating health emergencies. This paper problematizes the received wisdom of greater state capacity in mitigating the severity of the pandemic. Based on a case study of West Bengal...
A rich and growing literature illustrates the paradox of COVID-19 responses by governments across the world. States with higher levels of authority and capacity have struggled to respond effectively to COVID-19, while states with low capacity and...
During the first wave of COVID-19 infections, Kerala, a state in southern India, successfully managed to contain the pandemic. As a result, the Kerala model of managing the COVID-19 pandemic was celebrated as a success across the globe. However, at...
This paper presents a critical analysis of official data related to COVID-19 in Bihar state, India, which points to the manipulation of data for political ends. The ruling party’s claim that the state managed the COVID pandemic brilliantly seems more...
The state of Maharashtra and the city of Mumbai have been referred to as the epidemic epicentre of India since the time of the plague of 1896 and influenza epidemic of 1918. During the COVID-19 pandemic too, the state experienced the highest cases...
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