COVID Conversations Will Mendez

In this episode, Dr. Danielle Gougon, professor of political science joins me to discuss how women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic both in the work place and at home. We also discuss how the coronavirus might shed light onto some of these inequalities and potentially lead to policy change.

In today's episode, Misty Knight-Finley, assistant professor of political science, and Dr. Stuti Jha, assistant professor of economics discuss how the government's approach to providing for citizens during crises varies across countries and how these different approaches lead to various consequences for the economy and for the public.

In this episode, I'm joined by Chanelle Rose, associate professor of history and coordinator of ​the Africana Studies program and Whitney Cox, lecturer in world religions to discuss how structural inequalities present themselves during times of crisis. We discuss not only the coronavirus pandemic in this context, but also draw historical parallels with TB and AIDS.

In episode 2, of Covid Conversations, Katherine Javian, lecturer in Political Science and John Shjarbeck, assistant professor of law & justice studies discuss the various responsibilities of different levels of government in the United States during times of crisis. In particular, we focus on the role of local and state government’s during the pandemic.

In this episode, we have a conversation about how countries react to crises and whether or not authoritarian nations have been better able to contain COVID-19 because of their ability to force citizens to comply. We also discuss how freedom is understood in different countries and how these various constructions of freedom can change what citizens expect from their governments in times of crisis.  Lastly, we talk about the lasting effect coronavirus may have on governments around the world.