Special Issues 1
On COVID-19 and Nationalism
: A Case Study of Hong Kong
2021 Volume 2021 Issue 11 Pages 57-73
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2021 Volume 2021 Issue 11 Pages 57-73
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to our society, economy, and lifestyle. The worldwide breakout of coronavirus is sometimes seen as a negative consequence of globalization. In this crisis, there is an increasing call from the protransnationalism camp for stronger cooperation and unity among countries. At the same time, we see rising nationalistic sentiments and movements in the form of tightening border restrictions and international competition over vaccine. As the new vocabulary “COVID nationalism”and“vaccine nationalism” suggest, there are heated discussions over the relationship between COVID-19 and nationalism. In this paper, I first provide an overview of the current debates based on textual materials gathered online. The second half furthers the discussion with a brief case study of Hong Kong.
