Making Sense of Post Covid 19 Politics

Making Sense of Post Covid-19 Politics Edited by Huma Baqai and Nausheen Wasi

Thanks to the efforts of 12 contributors, all respected scholars and researchers, Lightstone Publishers is proud to present Making Sense of Post COVID-1 9 Politics, an incisive and in-depth look at the economic, social, political and cultural topography created as a result of COVID-19. The book focuses on the myriad issues stemming from COVID-19, and provides a comprehensive study of how various spheres of governance, finance, international relations, tech, and more, have been impacted.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

The book is a remarkable compilation of articles from acknowledged experts. It should be vital reading for an insight into the post COVID-19 environment. It is a masterful comprehensive survey of the pandemic and its impact.

― General Jahangir Karamat, Former Chief of Army Staff, Diplomat and Professor

A global pandemic COVID 19 has changed the world. It is the biggest catastrophe in recent times and its full impact is yet to be felt. “Making Sense of Post COVID-19 Politics” is an excellent study into the economic and social cost of the pandemic and its impact on international politics.

― Zahid Hussain, Journalist

A timely and must-read book that will enhance our understanding of the post-COVID world in its different dimensions. It brings together some of Pakistan’s most distinguished academics and analysts to examine key issues that will shape the future.

― Maleeha Lodhi, Diplomat and Journalist

Generating knowledge in times of information overload can bring thematic clarity. The book seeks to do just that for the post COVID-19 world. It looks at issues of human security and human survival and examines the sustainability of the liberal capitalist model. It is an important starting point for critical engagement with key issues emerging in contemporary Pakistan.

― Sherry Rehman, Politician

The book is pioneering in nature and indicative in style. It dwells on questions thrown up by COVID -19. The contributors are all established scholars in their respective fields. The editors have managed to create a sequence across eleven chapters starting with thematic issues and rounding it off with regional and domestic challenges and prospects. The breadth of the subject covered is impressive. It includes security threats, major power tussles, economic divide, human security, and the failure of collective humanitarian response mechanisms. Additionally, and commendably, the roping in of Kashmir and the 18th Amendment into the scholarly debate is very timely. The book is an interesting read and provides an overall understanding of the myriad challenges emanating from COVID -19 which, if not tackled effectively and comprehensively and at the earliest possible, would affect us all in far-reaching ways at all levels. I am sure the book will help generate focused and constructive discussion on the subjects in the months ahead.  

― Abdul Basit, Career Diplomat

A bird's-eye view of the changed and rapidly- evolving geopolitical landscape,  the book is a useful and timely compilation of work by eminent Pakistani scholars and area specialists and an essential read for all those trying to map and make sense of the post pandemic world.

― Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister

ISBN:978 969 716 094 5