COVID-19, Politics and International Relations: hopes and impediments

Abstract

Anisin casts a critical eye on how the Western-sponsored liberal international order has contended with the international crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic both to politics and global economic governance Health emergencies of a scale and intensity as witnessed in the case of the novel corona virus (COVID-19) are rare Both papers show how the COVID-19 crisis presents opportunities to challenge the longstanding challenges of postcolonial state [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )