Towards a political economy of the COVID-19 crisis: Reflections on an agenda for research and action

The spread of COVID-19 has raised difficult questions that interrogate the pandemic as a public health emergency, an economic crisis and a disruptor of consolidated governance forms. While addressing the public health emergency must be the main priority, we also need to track the ways in which the crisis is reconfiguring economic and political ordering and diverse actors are renegotiating relations in the exceptional circum stances the pandemic has created. These dimensions can have far-reaching implications in wide-ranging policy areas, both as the crisis unfolds and in the longer term . Based on a review of developments concerning land governance, this Viewpoint discusses continuities with longstanding patterns as well as ruptures and distinctive features that outline the initial contours of an agenda for research and action. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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The spread of COVID-19 has raised complex questions regarding public health emergencies, economic crises, and disruptions to established forms of governance. While addressing the public health emergency is crucial, it is also important to monitor how the crisis is reshaping economic and political structures, and how various actors are renegotiating relationships in the unique circumstances created by the pandemic. These changes can have significant impacts on a wide range of policy areas in both the short and long term.