States, Units of Survival
States, Units of Survival
10 June 2020
The resilience of states is put to the test during major crises, especially in the face of a pandemic that hinders economic activities, drastically disrupts citizens' ways of life, weakens social systems and puts pressure on
healthcare structures to name just a few of these direct negative effects.
States, forced to transform during these disturbed times into “units of survival” to borrow Norbert Elias’s expression, ultimately have limited resources and it is necessary to try to understand the mechanisms that allow an exit from crisis that is both rapid and safe.
Read more: etats_unites_survie.pdf
By Benmoussa, O., M. Slighoua, M. Gmira, S. Bounou Euromed Research Center.
