The Case of the United Kingdom: Mapping Localism, Resilience, and Civic Activism in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bradley, Tony and Malki, Issam and Ziniel, Curtis E. and Ghalib, Asad K. (2021) The Case of the United Kingdom: Mapping Localism, Resilience, and Civic Activism in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Social Quality, 11 (1-2). pp. 145-175. ISSN 1757-0344 (Accepted for Publication)

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Abstract

This article explores the determinants of local resilience in the form of local COVID-19 mutual aid groups. These groups were formed to offer mutual help to those who had experienced a loss of social quality. We test a series of hypotheses, considering which conditional factors are most connected to the formation of these groups, particularly focusing on those that influenced the earliest and most resilient local response to the pandemic. The presence of radical environmentalist activists is a better predictor of resilient community responsiveness than either the activity of the local state or the activity of more moderate community-based environmental civil society organizations. Conclusions are presented on the implications of these findings for the future of localism, social quality, and public policy in the United Kingdom.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information and Comments:	This version is the accepted version.
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Business, Law and Criminology > Liverpool Hope Business School
Depositing User:	Curtis Ziniel
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2022 15:54
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2022 15:54
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3463

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