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Donatella della Porta and Stella Christou Introduce: 'Pandemic Communication and Participation'

Learn more: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/978... About the book: This innovative book situates research on the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of institutional and grassroots participation, participatory and deliberative democracy, and science and risk communication. The authors analyse the democratic challenges and opportunities faced by social movements and civil society organizations in emergency situations, and emphasize the crucial importance of their engagement in solidarity actions. Providing in-depth analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, with international applications, this book pairs qualitative empirical data with sociological and political theory, drawing on an extensive original collection of interview data. Authors situate civilian responses to the pandemic within a broader crisis framework to explore ongoing debates on social movements, active citizenship, participation, and contemporary political communication. Chapters highlight the role of political actors, media, and scientific expertise in influencing mobilization and public discourse, to analyse the processes that shaped action during the health emergency. Pandemic Communication and Participation is an essential resource for scholars and students of sociology, political communication, and social movements. Its practical guidance and focus on mitigating the risks of future health emergencies also makes it a beneficial read for policymakers and practitioners in public health. Critical Acclaim: ‘Pandemic Communication and Participation powerfully demonstrates the capacity of social science to make sense of the Covid-19 health crisis and extract lessons for emergencies yet to come. From street protests to expressions of solidarity, from knowledge building to conspiracy-mongering, from empathy to anxiety, the authors capture the breadth and profundity of the pandemic experience.’ – Steven Epstein, Northwestern University, USA ‘As memories of the peak of the Covid pandemic blur, this excellent book offers a corrective lens, showing us how politicization, media, and expertise shaped this critical juncture and its aftershocks. The analysis is methodologically sophisticated, institutionally grounded and ambitious, showing us how macro transformation and micro dynamics coproduce institutional practice.’ – Lesley Julia Wood, York University, Canada