N023: The Covid-19 Pandemic in Asia-Part 2

Organizer(s)

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  Hy Luong

  University of Toronto, Canada

Chair(s)

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  Hy Luong

  University of Toronto, Canada

Paper Presenter(s)

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  John Harriss

  Simon Fraser University, Canada
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  Ayaz Qureshi

  University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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  Jaeho Kang

  Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Discussant(s)

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  Anil Deolalikar

  University of California at Riverside, United States

Session Abstract: The back-to-back sessions examine how historical backgrounds, contemporary discourses, cultural practices, and government strategies have shaped the Covid 19 pandemic in East, South, and Southeast Asia, as well as the social and political implications for the countries under focus. Session 1 focuses more on the socio-cultural dimensions of the pandemic, while Session 2 examines in greater depth its political dimension.

Presentations:

• Covid-19 and Indian Politics: Continuing the Reinvention of India
  

  Paper Presenter: John Harriss – Simon Fraser University
• Pakistan’s response to COVID-19
  

  Paper Presenter: Ayaz Qureshi – University of Edinburgh
• Covid-19 in South Korea: The Datafication of Society and Techno-Democracy in the Era of Pandemic
  

  Paper Presenter: Jaeho Kang – Seoul National University