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. 2020 Sep;101(5):1995-2000.
doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12854. Epub 2020 Aug 17.

Imperial Pandemicide

Douglas A Van Belle  1 , Thomas Jamieson  2
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Imperial Pandemicide

Douglas A Van Belle et al. Soc Sci Q. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To provide a quick, in the moment analysis of the social and political aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic to preserve the possibly ephemeral aspects that might be overlooked in future historical studies.

Methods: Qualitative and a statistical analyses of real time information.

Results: The clustering of former imperial powers as states suffering extreme initial impacts, combined with a brief qualitative commentary on the domestic politics related to the pandemic response, suggests that colonial imperialism has lingering domestic political effects.

Conclusion: The domestic political power bases that enabled colonial imperialism may be a significant and previously unrecognized factor in politics both in the context of disaster response and more broadly.

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Total Deaths per Million and Total Cases per Million in Democratic States (Log Scale)
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