Abstract
The experience of very few or no cases of COVID-19 due to geographic isolation and the rapid and effective response to the pandemic of some countries lacking wealth and substantial health care infrastructures suggests the need to re-appraisal conventional perspectives regarding sovereignty, autonomy, and agency in international relations and comparative politics pedagogy. A number of small, seemingly globally insignificant countries have to date survived the pandemic with fewer losses than their more prominent counterparts. At the same time, the combination of COVID-19, climate change, and challenges to the Liberal International Order signal potential change in these countries as well. This focused discussion presents a series of countries as cases fo introducing new ways to teach and understand international relations and comparative politics.
Presenters
Nancy WrightAdjunct Faculty, Political Science, Pace University, New York City, New York, United States
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Theme
2021 Special Focus—Life after Pandemic: Towards a New Global Biopolitics?
KEYWORDS
Pandemic, Pedagogy, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Climate Change, Liberal Order
