Is the Society Ready for the Consequences of the Pandemic as a Natural Stage of Development
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Keywords

COVID-19
pandemic
epidemic
society
state
economy
education
personnel

How to Cite

Krokhmal, N. (2021). Is the Society Ready for the Consequences of the Pandemic as a Natural Stage of Development. Central European Political Studies, (4), 31–43. https://doi.org/10.14746/ssp.2021.4.3

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of changes in society during and after the coronavirus pandemic. The general features of epidemics and pandemics in the human history have been considered, the similarity of the main forms and methods of fighting against pandemics accumulated by society in different periods of history has been shown. Some trends in the development of modern society have been outlined and described, which could be seen even before the COVID-19 pandemic that has become their catalyst and intensified their manifestation. In other words, it has become the impetus for their further development. In particular, the transformation of society into an information and knowledge society; reorientation of the economy and business in the context of COVID-19; the changing role of the labor force and the labor market; character in social connections and communications; the phenomenon of social responsibility of citizens, business and the state in a pandemic; changes in the nature of education has been analyzed. The emphasis is made on the fact that society will not return to its usual pre-coronavirus lifestyle, but will gradually expand (deepen) the described trends in all areas, will make a transition to a new state.

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