Social Fairness in a Post-Pandemic World / Progress in Mathematics (PDF)

"This is a timely book, exploring the vicissitudes of COVID 19 around the globe through the lens of fairness. The pandemic has revealed how much wellness is tied to fairness. The combination of conceptual, philosophical, legal, empirical, and regional perspectives can inform discussions at the local, national, and international levels."

-Isaac Prilleltensky, Former dean of the School of Education and Human Development and former vice provost for Institutional Culture at the University of Miami, USA

"Can we talk about justice without hypocrisy or self-defeat in face of the vast human suffering demonstrated by a global pandemic? This book, in short, is an answer."

-Kiichi Fujiwara, Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, Japan

"This accessible volume presents interdisciplinary investigations of pressing questions. The authors invite us to examine what it means to live in a fair society and explore this concept as applied to the COVID-19 pandemic."

-Alexander Nanni, Associate Dean for International Affairs, Mahidol University International College, Thailand

This book brings a much-needed re-examination of the concepts of social fairness and justice in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Through careful analysis of issues as diverse as the allocation of vaccines through the global system COVAX, women and gender, migrants and refugees, the environment, and social justice, the authors bring novel perspectives on openness, freedom, and well-being. This ambitious collection examines whether it is possible to envision a "fair society" after the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Hikari Ishido is Professor of International Economics at Chiba University, Japan.

Jiro Mizushima is Professor of History of European Politics and Comparative European Politics at Chiba University, Japan.

Masaya Kobayashi is Professor of Political Philosophy, Public Philosophy, Positive Psychology, and Comparative Politics at Chiba University, Japan.

Xiaofang Zhang is Assistant Professor from China at Chiba University, Japan.