Martin Parker is Professor of Organization Studies at the University of Bristol and lead for the Inclusive Economy Initiative. His most recent books are 'Shut Down the Business School' (Pluto 2018) and 'Anarchism, Management and Organization' (Routledge 2020).
What might the world look like in the aftermath of COVID-19?
Almost every aspect of society will change after the pandemic, but if we learn lessons then life can be better. Featuring expert authors from across academia and civil society, this book offers ideas that might put us on alternative paths for positive social change.
A rapid intervention into current commentary and debate, Life After COVID-19 looks at a wide range of topical issues including the state, co-operation, work, money, travel and care. It invites us to see the pandemic as a dress rehearsal for the larger problem of climate change, and it provides an opportunity to think about what we can improve and how rapidly we can make changes.
Beginning, Again ~ Martin Parker;
Telling a New Story ~ David Hunter;
A World of Care ~ Neil Howard;
From Conflict to Collaboration ~ Emilia Melville, Hen Wilkinson;
The Contested Home ~ Harriet Shortt, Michal Izak;
Working Lives ~ Vanessa Beck, Vanesa Fuertes, Daiga Kamrade, Clare Lyonette, Tracey Warren;
Democracy and Work ~ Alex Bird, Pat Conaty, Anita Mangan, Michael McKeown, Cilla Ross, Simon Taylor;
New Foodscapes ~ Jonathan Beacham, Alice Willatt;
Cash ~ Dan Tischer, Jamie Evans, Sara Davies;
Artificial Intelligence ~ Dan McQuillan;
Resilience and the City ~ Malu Villela;
The Nation and the State ~ Bridget Anderson;
Unleadership ~ Carol Jarvis, Selen Kars-Unluoglu, Hugo Gaggiotti;
Carbon and Climate ~ Colin Nolden, Michele Stua;
Growth ~ Kate Simpson, Jonathan Gosling, Ed Gillespie;
Innovation and Responsibility ~ Richard Owen;
Together into a Future ~ Miki Kashtan