After the Pandemic: Some Social, Political, and Economic Impacts

Published: June 4, 2020, midnight

b'As the Covid-19 pandemic continues its relentless path across the world, politicians, policy-makers, and pundits have begun thinking of the world that comes after. What are likely to be the short, medium, and long-term impacts on society resulting from Covid-19? How will it change the economy, politics, society at large? Which of these will be temporary and which more permanent? \\n\\nThis talk will explore some of these possible changes and the policy changes that should be considered as a result.\\n\\nSpeaker: Dr. Trevor Harrison \\n\\nDr. Trevor Harrison is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge and Director of Parkland Institute. He was born and raised in Edmonton. He holds a B.A. from the University of Winnipeg, an M.A. from the University of Calgary, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Alberta.\\n\\nHis broad areas of specialty include political sociology, political economy, and public policy. In addition to numerous journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Harrison is the author, co-author, or co-editor of nine books. His op-ed columns frequently appear in both local and national newspapers.\\n\\nDate and time: Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 10 am\\n\\nYouTube Live link: https://youtu.be/opZaLsvhgFg\\n\\nIn order to ask questions of our speaker in the chat feature of YouTube, you must have a YouTube account and be signed in. Please do so well ahead of the scheduled start time, so you\\u2019ll be ready. Go the YouTube Live link provided in this session flyer and on the top right of your browser click the \\u201csign in\\u201d button. If you have Google or Gmail accounts, they can be used to sign in. If you don\\u2019t, click \\u201cCreate Account\\u201d and follow along. Once you are signed in, you can return to the live stream and use the chat feature to ask your questions of the speaker. Remember you can only participate in the chat feature while we are livestreaming.'