Hopkins at Home: Understanding the Politics of Pandemics

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Adam Sheingate, professor and chair of the Political Science Department, will give a Hopkins at Home lecture entitled "Understanding the Politics of Pandemics."

How do we assign responsibility or blame for a pandemic? Who is deserving or undeserving of government assistance during a public health crisis? Who do we trust to provide us with information about the risks associated with coronavirus? There is no single right answer to these questions. Instead, it is through the political process that we assign responsibility, decide who is deserving, or who we trust. Sheingate will explore several ways the work of political science addresses these questions in ways that can provide insight into the current COVID-19 crisis and the struggle over a government response.

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