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Abstract: It is often said that, "what happens in Vegas, stay in Vegas." That may be the case of Vegas but certainly not the case of Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has impacted Brazil's population at a record number. Brazil has been hit hardest in the realm of Latin America by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, Brazil has become a global epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic rate of infection. The total number of deaths resulting from COVID-19 in Brazil continues to rise on a daily basis. Brazil's COVID-19 infection rate is a result of several factors such as a poorly funded public health system, an overreliance on the public health system thus placing the system under immense strain, and poor overall public health infrastructure. However, the most important reason for Brazil's current situation lies squarely on the Brazilian government's inability to govern and follow the proper protocols established by the World Health Organization (WHO). Brazil's infection rate is also a result of Brazil's President Bolsonaro's style of leadership which has been from the beginning of the pandemic quite adversarial, anti-science based approach to combat COVID-19, anti-intellectualism.

Around the world, people who are angry at stagnant wages and growinginequality have rebelled against established governments and turned topolitical extremes. Liberal democracy, history's greatest engine of growth,now struggles to overcome unprecedented economic headwinds--fromaging populations to scarce resources to unsustainable debt burdens.Hobbled by short-term thinking and ideological dogma, democracies riskfalling prey to nationalism and protectionism that will deliver decliningliving standards. In Edge of Chaos, Dambisa Moyo shows why economicgrowth is essential to global stability, and why liberal democracies arefailing to produce it today. Rather than turning away from democracy, sheargues, we must fundamentally reform it. Edge of Chaos presents a radicalblueprint for change in order to galvanize growth and ensure the survival ofdemocracy in the twenty-first century.

This book examines how the perception of terrorism threat erodes civilliberties, sows doubt about the loyalties of immigrants, and heightens theleft-right ideological divide. The book presents original analysis of surveydata and experiments conducted in Australia, Europe and the United States.Research in the book posits questions that others have largely avoided:How does the threat of terrorist violence undermine multiculturaldemocracies? What are the psychological and social mechanisms thatexplain how the threat of terrorism can change political attitudes? What isthe relationship between terrorism and death threats? What is the role ofmedia in shaping the perception of terrorism threat? And what are theethical responsibilities of journalists? This book will help readers distinguishbetween groundless speculation and solid scientific knowledge of the topic.Moreover, it provides concrete recommendations on how to prevent themost negative consequences of the polarization of political attitudes, suchas social divisions, exclusivism and conflict. Given the broad geographicalscope of the research presented in the book, specifically North America,Europe and Australia, this book will appeal to broad scope of readers.

"This book historicises and analyses the increasing incidence of xenophobia and nativism in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It examines how xenophobia and nativism impact the political cohesion and social fabric of states and societies in the regions and offers solutions to aid policy formation and implementation. Rather than utilising an overarching framework, individual theory is applied to chapters to analyse the diverse connections between xenophobia and nativism in the regions. The book explores the economic, nationalistic, political, social, cultural, and psychological triggers for xenophobia and nativism and their impact on an increasingly interconnected and interrelated world. In addition to the individual and comparative examination of these triggers, the book outlines how they can be decreased or altered and argues that Pan-Africanism and the unity of purpose among diverse groups in the western hemisphere is still an ideal to which Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean can aspire. This book will be of interest to academics in the field of African history, African Studies, Caribbean and Latin American studies, cultural anthropology and comparative sociology"--