Social Unrest and (Urban) Inequalities in the Atlantic Region in the COVID-19 Era (Eva Chueca)

Abstract: “The global health crisis caused in 2020 by the COVID-19 virus has given rise to new protests in the social sphere and intensified those that marked earlier years. This study aims to contribute empirical material that might help understanding of this phenomenon social unrest and its link with (especially urban) inequalities in the Atlantic region. In particular, it sets out to answer two questions: i) to what extent is inequality related with increasing social protests in situations of health crisis, and ii) what form do these phenomena (pandemic, inequalities, and protests) take in urban centres?”

Keywords: inequalities, protests, cities, covid-19

Social Unrest and (Urban) Inequalities in the Atlantic Region in the COVID-19 Era

About the author
Eva Garcia Chueca is Senior Reseracher at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) and profesor at the Institut Barcelona Estudis Internationals (IBEI) | chuecaeva@gmail.com

See also:

“Post pandemic recovery, an opportunity to address urban inequalities in the Atlantic region”, the presentation shared by Eva Garcia Chueca on the first project webinar, the Jean Monnet Atlantic Network – Dialogues, during Panel 3 | Security and Inequality: Covid-19 and its Multilayer Impacts on the Society.