From Corona Virus to Corona Crisis: The Value of An Analytical and Geographical
Understanding of Crisis
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Brinks V
; Ibert O
Tijdschr Econ Soc Geogr
2020[Jul]; 111
(3
): 275-287
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The term 'crisis' is omnipresent. The current corona virus pandemic is perceived
as the most recent example. However, the notion of crisis is increasingly
deployed as a signifier of relevance, rather than as an analytical concept.
Moreover, human geography has so far little contributed to the interdisciplinary
crisis research field which is fixated on the temporal aspects of crisis but
neglects its spatiality. Against this background, the first aim of the paper is
to demonstrate the value of thinking about crisis analytically. Therefore, we
introduce theoretical knowledge developed within a recently emerging literature
on crisis management. Second, we demonstrate the relevance of including
geographical thinking into crisis research more systematically. Based on the
TPSN-framework by Jessop et al., we illustrate spatial dimensions of the 'corona
crisis', its perception and handling in Germany. The empirical references are
based on media reports.
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