Recovering Civility during COVID-19

• Main Author: Bonotti, Matteo (auth)
• Other Authors: Zech, Steven T. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: Political science & theory; Ethics & moral philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Political Theory; Ethics; Political Philosophy; Social Philosophy; Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics; Political Theory and COVID-19; Theoretical and Policy Implications for Civility; Civility and COVID-19; Negative social consequences of the global pandemic; Negative political consequences of the global pandemic; Countering incivility during COVID-19; Moral civility in a time of COVID-19; Political civility in a time of COVID-19; COVID-19 epidemic; Social implications of COVID-19; Political Implications of COVID-19; Economic Implications of COVID-19; Public Health and COVID-19; Social Sciences and COVID-19; Philosophy and COVID-19; COVID-19 Pandemic; Open Access
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This Open Access book examines many of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic through the distinctive lens of civility. The idea of civility appears often in both public and academic debates, and a polarized political climate frequently leads to allegations of uncivil speech and behaviour. Norms of civility are always contested, even more so in moments of crisis such as a global pandemic. A focus on civility provides crucial insight and guidance on how to navigate the social and political challenges resulting from COVID-19. Furthermore, it offers a framework through which citizens and policymakers can better understand the causes and consequences of incivility, and devise ways to recover civility in our social and political lives.