A solidarity–care ethics and human flourishing approach to the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK perspective

Shabbir, H. A., Hyman, M. R. and Kostyk, A. (2022) A solidarity–care ethics and human flourishing approach to the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK perspective. In: Shultz, II, C. J., Rahtz, D. R. and Sirgy, M. J. (eds.) Community, Economy and COVID-19: Lessons From Multi-Country Analyses of a Global Pandemic. Series: Community quality-of-life and well-being. Springer: Cham, pp. 549-573. ISBN 9783030981518 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-98152-5_26)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic illustrates that standard assessments of human well-being fail in the face of substantial social disruptions. To overcome this problem, we focused on two human flourishing frameworks: the Shultz et al. (Handbook of community well-being research (pp. 403–421). Springer, 2017) macromarketing framework and the Shabbir et al. (Journal of Macromarketing, 41(2), 181–193, 2021) solidarity–care framework. As these frameworks share commensurable theoretical assumptions, we fused them. We then used the fused framework to evaluate how the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 responses affected community flourishing. Specifically, we examined the effect of two competing social forces—Brexit and the Black Lives Matter movement—on pulling Britons toward a flourishing or distressed community.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Kostyk, Dr Alena
• Authors: Shabbir, H. A., Hyman, M. R., and Kostyk, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Publisher: Springer
• ISBN: 9783030981518
• Published Online: 24 August 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Community, Economy and COVID-19: Lessons From Multi-Country Analyses of a Global Pandemic 549: 573
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