Psychosocial Perspectives on Community Responses to Covid-19: Networks of Trust and Social Change

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Social Distance and Social Connection: A Psychosocial Approach to the Community Responses to Covid-19
	Introduction
	Social Representations
	Social Identities
	Social Practices
	Notes
	References
Part I: Psychosocial and Psychological Resources to the Community Response to COVID-19
2. The Role of Emotions in Grassroots Activism in Mexico City
	Introduction
	Emotions and Political Action: A Sociological Approach
	Method
	The Role of Emotions in Grassroots Activism During the Pandemic
	Political Impacts of the Emotions of Trauma and Resistance
	The Construction of "Us" vs. "Them": Emotions and Collective Identity
	Conclusions
	References
3. Resilience, Organisation, Engagement: Defying Inequalities in Carrying Out Community Work in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas During the Covid-19 Pandemic
	Introduction
	Who is Rogéria?
	Final Thoughts
	References
4. Volunteering Motivation to Combat Covid-19: Evidence from Community Responses in China
	Introduction
	Conceptual Background and Context
	Motivating Volunteers
	Professionalisation of Volunteers
	Methods
	Results: "We Worked with One Heart"
		Overall Volunteer Trend
		Volunteering Frequency and Intensity
		Volunteer Motivation and Engagement
		Immediacy and Salience
		Self-Efficacy, Community, and Social Ties
		Professional Skills
	Conclusion
	References
5. Grassroots Movements and Covid-19 in Buenos Aires. Vital Networking and Social Media in Times of Crisis
	Introduction
	Methodological Approach
	Social Sensibilities as a Lens in the Pandemic
	Communication Networks: Safety and Power Networks
	Some Lines of Action in Social Media
	Final Thoughts
	Notes
	References
6. Collective Action, Protest, and Covid-19 Restrictions: Offline and Online Community Participation in Italy and Australia
	Introduction
	Collective Action in Offline and Online Settings
	Community Participation during the Covid-19 Crisis
	Conclusions
	Note
	References
7. How can Covid Mutual Aid Groups be Sustained Over Time? The UK Experience
	Introduction
	Researching How Covid Mutual Aid Groups can be Sustained
	Group Scaffolding
	Group Experiences
	Facilitating Group Experiences
	Prospects for UK Mutual Aid Groups
	Recommendations
	Acknowledgements
	Notes
	References
	Appendix: Resources
Part II: Communities Transforming Social Representations and Public Policies
8. Reimagining Infrastructure of Care in the Pandemic Time: Sketches from Kolkata
	Introduction
	Infrastructure, Care, and Solidarity Networks During the Pandemic
		Reimagining Infrastructure
		Covid Crisis and Politics of Care
		Solidarity Networks
		Contextualising Care During the Pandemic in Kolkata
		Organisational Structure of QSYN
		Resource Mobilisation
		Politics of Care
	Conclusion
	Note
	References
9. Abortion Care in Times of Crisis: An Autonomous Feminist Model in Latin America and the Caribbean
	Introduction
	Accompanied Abortions and Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean
	Our Feminist Abortion Accompaniment Model of Care
		Holistic Care
		Direct Action
		Horizontal Power
	Conclusion
	Note
	References
10. Clash of Cultures: Bureaucracy Meets Localism, Informality, and Trust in Responding to the Covid-19 Crisis in Cape Town
	Introduction
	Context and Background
	The CANs in Cape Town
	Methods
	Cases
		CAN Community Kitchens and a Kitchen Voucher Program
		CAN Involvement in Covid-19 Pandemic Communications Strategy
		EMS Vaxi-Taxi
	Discussion
		Challenges of Collaboration
		Relationship Building and Localism
	Conclusion
	References
11. Psychological, Social, and Political Implications of UK Covid-19 Mutual Aid Groups
	Introduction
	Who Joined Covid-19 Mutual Aid Groups?
	How did Group Members Understand Mutual Aid?
		Organised Units
		Mutual Aid Within/Against
		Avoiding Politics
	What Personal Impact did Participation Have for Members?
	Reflections on the Politics of Covid-19 Mutual Aid
	Acknowledgements
	References
12. Re-Constructing the Meaning of Aid through the Politicisation of Communities in a Welfare State: The Psychological Responses to the Governmental Aid Plans against Covid-19 in Turkey
	Introduction
	The Role of Political Trust in Government Aid Plans
	Citizen Expectations vs. Insufficiency of Assistance in the Welfare State: Lack of Governmental Responses to the Pandemic
	The Context of the State's Exclusionary Aid Programmes: The Dynamics of Politicisation and Polarisation
	Public Responses to Government Aid in Turkey: Change in Exclusionary Governmental Aid towards the Emergence of Mutual Aid Groups
	References
13. Covid-19, Carnival, and Community in New Orleans, 2020
	Introduction
	Researching Carnival in New Orleans
	Covid-19 in New Orleans
	Creativity
	Sociability
	Solidarity
	Carnival against Covid-19
	Covid-19 Carnival Coda
	Acknowledgements
	Notes
	References
Index