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Introduction to the Special Issue on Class Dynamics from Socialism to Post-Socialism

2022; Elsevier BV; Volume: 55; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/j.postcomstud.2022.55.2.1

1873-6920

Karin Doolan, Dražen Cepić,

Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Introduction| June 01 2022 Introduction to the Special Issue on Class Dynamics from Socialism to Post-Socialism Karin Doolan, Karin Doolan Department of Sociology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia email: kdoolan@unizd.hr Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Dražen Cepić Dražen Cepić Department of Sociology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar email: kdoolan@unizd.hr Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2022) 55 (2): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1525/j.postcomstud.2022.55.2.1 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Karin Doolan, Dražen Cepić; Introduction to the Special Issue on Class Dynamics from Socialism to Post-Socialism. Communist and Post-Communist Studies 1 June 2022; 55 (2): 1–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/j.postcomstud.2022.55.2.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentCommunist and Post-Communist Studies Search As we write this introduction, the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has spread over the world in the first half of 2020, are the focus of ample conversations and debates. Questions about the appropriateness of government responses to the pandemic, concerns over an economic crisis, people’s mental health, and the importance of public sector services such as healthcare are at the forefront of public discussions. Adding urgency to evaluations of the consequences of COVID-19 is the recognition that such extreme circumstances can, and have, sharpened inequalities. For example, media reportage has commented on economic distinctions when it comes to housing and lockdown. One recent New York Times article reflects on the high number of New York City residents from the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods who relocated to expensive second homes during lockdown (Quealy, 2020). A similar observation informs a Guardian article titled “Super-Rich Buying Up ‘Downton Abbey... You do not currently have access to this content.