World Politics in the Age of Uncertainty: The Covid-19 Pandemic, Volume 2

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction: “A Dim Light Amidst the Darkness of Despair”
Humanitarian Supply Chains in Covid-19 Era
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Drivers of Covid-19 Response Challenges
		1.2 Covid-19 Impacts on Humanitarian Supply Chains
		1.3 Lessons Identified and Implications for the Future
	2 Conclusion
	References
Crossing Borders in the Covid-19 Lockdown Process: Vaccine Diplomacy
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Actor in the Coronavirus Pandemic: Vaccine
		1.2 Soft Power and Vaccine Diplomacy
		1.3 Vaccine Diplomacy in the Covid-19 Process
		1.4 Current Situation for Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccination
	2 Conclusion
	References
Fiscal Space and Climate Change in the Post Covid-19 Pandemic: Double Crises of Sids
	1 Introduction
		1.1 General Overview of SIDS: Comoros, Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles
		1.2 Stylized Facts: Pre- and Post-Covid-19 Period
			1.2.1 Stylized Facts on Climate Change
			1.2.2 Stylized Facts on Economic and Fiscal Parameters
	2 Conclusion
	References
The International Trade Agenda of the Pandemic: Systematic Evaluation of the Global Trade Crisis in the Post-Covid-19 Era
	1 Introduction
	2 Fluctuations in Microeconomic Indicators Caused by the Pandemic
	3 Contraction in Global Land, Air, Sea, and Rail Trade
	4 Crises Based on Industries and Sectors
	5 Commercial Negativities Due to Covid-19 in Terms of Developed, Developing, and Underdeveloped Economies
	6 Commercial Negativities Due to Covid-19 for Commercial Actors (Manufacturer, Retailer, and Wholesaler)
	7 Discussion and Conclusion
	References
Anti-immigration Rhetoric of Far-Right Movements in the Covid-19 Era
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Discourse Construction in the COVID-19 Era
		1.2 How FAIR Frames Its Anti-Immigration Rhetoric
		1.3 How FAIR’s Anti-Immigration Rhetoric is Shaped in the COVID-19 Era
	2 Conclusion
	References
Borders in the Post-pandemic World Order
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Background of Border and Border Studies
	3 Non-Traditional Security Approaches and Borders
	4 Borders in the COVID-19 Pandemic Process and Thereafter
	5 Conclusion
	References
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Tackling Covid-19
	1 Introduction
	2 Artificial Intelligence and the Health Sector
	3 Artificial Intelligence and COVID-19
	4 Where AI Takes the Lead: The Case of Turkey
	5 Conclusion
	References
Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa: Global Uncertainty and Security Quests
	1 Introduction
	2 Covid-19 and Security in Africa
	3 Seeking Security in African Countries
	4 International Cooperation and Security Against Covid-19 in Africa
	5 Conclusion
	References
Post-pandemic Economic Development Perspective in Countries of the South Caucasus: Comparative Analysis
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
		2.1 The Current Economic Growth Drivers
		2.2 Main Factors that Threaten the Sustainability of Economic Growth
		2.3 Additional Opportunities for Economic Growth
	3 Methods and Materials
	4 Results
	5 Discussion
	References
Covid-19 and the Political Economy of Depthening Socioeconomic Inequalities
	1 Introduction
	2 Globalization and Pandemic Connections
	3 The Covid-19 Crisis in the Context of Neoliberal Rhetoric
		3.1 Covid-19 and Socio Economic Inequalities
		3.2 Inequities Caused and Exacerbated by the Covid-19 Pandemic
		3.3 Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Global Employment and Poverty
	4 Assessment of the Global Consequences and Potential Economic Overview of the Covid-19 Crisis
	5 Conclusion
	References
Optimistic Outlook on the Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education
	1 Introduction
	2 Negative Impact of Covid-19
	3 Positive Impacts of Covid-19
	References
Digital Diplomacy: As a Strategy of Global Crisis Management During the Time of Covid-19
	1 Introduction
	2 Türkiye
	3 Digital Diplomacy Initiative
	4 Digital Diplomacy During Covid-19
	5 Initiatives on Digital Collaboration During Covid Period
	6 Evacuation
	7 Conclusion
	References
Xenophobia, Racism and Populism in the Covid-19 Era
	1 Introduction
	2 Xenophobia and Racism in the Covid-19 Era
	3 Populism in the COVID-19 Era
	4 Conclusion
	References
Concerns About Covid-19 in the Eyes of Respondents: Example from Poland
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Panic—Denial—“New Normal”
	2 The Paths of Transition to Denial and Adaptation
	3 Covid-19 and Changes in the Structure of the Research Group
	4 Conclusions
	References
Branding in the Pandemic: The “Cool Japan” Strategy
	1 Introduction
	2 Pop Culture as Tools of Japanese Soft Power
	3 “Cool Japan” as a Nation Branding Strategy
	4 The Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Cool Japan Strategy
	5 The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the Pandemic Breakout
	6 Cool Japan in the Era of Society 5.0 and a Value Design Society
	7 How is Japanese Soft Power Seen in the World?
	8 Conclusion
	References
Impact of Covid-19 on Greenhouse Gas Emission in OECD Countries: K-Mean Method
	1 Introduction
	2 Data Source and Methodology
	3 K-Mean Clustering Techniques
	4 Cluster Analysis Results
	5 Conclusion
	References
Re-Thinking International Migration in Terms of Vulnerability: A Critical Overview of the Covid-19 Pandemic
	1 Introduction
	2 Conceptual Framework of Vulnerability
	3 Vulnerability in the Covid-19 Pandemic
	4 Conclusion
	References