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From Toilet Paper Wars to #ViralKindness? COVID-19, Solidarity and the Basic Income Debate in Australia.

Authors :
Décobert, Anne
Source :
Anthropology in Action. Winter2020, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p51-55. 5p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

By examining seemingly contradictory reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and relating these to the basic income debate in Australia, this article explores the potential that the socio-economic crisis provoked by COVID-19 presen ts for a transformation of welfare systems. Drawing on ethnographic observation, the article describes the emergence of grassroots forms of solidarity in response to the pandemic. Within the context of the increasing hardship experienced by Australians, ongoing failures of existing welfare systems, and inadequate government responses to COVID-19, the groundswell of solidarity may coalesce with increasing support for a basic income, creating a conjunctural movement that propels radical social transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0967201X
Volume :
27
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Anthropology in Action
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
147569329
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3167/aia.2020.270311