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Beyond compliance: Good citizenship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: In the UK, discussion of good citizenship during the COVID-19 pandemic largely focused on compliance and non-compliance with government rules. In this paper, we offer an alternative point of focus. Pandemic governance proceeded not only through rules/morality, but also through freedom/ethics. Good citizenship, therefore, involved practical reasoning in response to situations. We demonstrate this using diaries and other forms of writing collected by Mass Observation during the first six months of the pandemic. Responses to government rules and guidance varied by situation. Many people found governance through freedom/ethics confusing and burdensome. Faced with ethical dilemmas, they managed risks and responsibilities by deliberating, weighing justifications, and sometimes falling back on rules of thumb or heuristics. Discussion of good citizenship during future emergencies would benefit from a greater focus on situations, dilemmas, and justifications.

SUBMITTER: Clarke N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9874751 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Beyond compliance: Good citizenship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clarke Nick N Barnett Clive C

Transactions (Institute of British Geographers : 1965) 20221111

In the UK, discussion of good citizenship during the COVID-19 pandemic largely focused on compliance and non-compliance with government rules. In this paper, we offer an alternative point of focus. Pandemic governance proceeded not only through rules/morality, but also through freedom/ethics. Good citizenship, therefore, involved practical reasoning in response to situations. We demonstrate this using diaries and other forms of writing collected by Mass Observation during the first six months of ...[more]

PMID: 36714037

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Beyond compliance: Good citizenship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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