Covid-19 and enduring stigma. The corona pandemic increases xenophobia and exclusion worldwide. 27/04/2020
Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, Köln
MPIfG - Köln
2020
1 p.
epidemic disease ; social exclusion ; racial discrimination ; migrant ; ethnic group
Human rights
https://www.mpg.de/14741776/covid-19-and-enduring-stigma
English
"In the pandemic, populists and campaigners are currently stirring up prejudice against migrants and blaming them for the spread of the virus. The freedom of movement of refugees or certain ethnic groups is being restricted more drastically than that of the native population in order to prevent further spread of the disease - as it is officially called - but this also stigmatises those affected. Steven Vertovec, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, considers this a dangerous development and calls for countermeasures."
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