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Jana Bacevic

Jana Bacevic is assistant professor of sociology at Durham University

July 2021

  • BRITAIN-HEALTH-VIRUS-POLITICS<br>Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L), joining remotely from his country house Chequers where he is self-isolating after being designated a close contact of someone who tested positive for Covid-19, hosts a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic with Britain’s Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance (R) at Downing Street in London on July 19, 2021. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PEZZALI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    The British government’s Covid strategy was never designed to manage the virus

    Jana Bacevic and Linsey McGoey
    An illusion of incompetence and ignorance has allowed No 10 to exploit the pandemic for economic and political gain, say sociology professors Jana Bacevic and Linsey McGoey

April 2020

  • A sign on a park gate in Leicester reads: 'Due to COVID-19, this play area will be closed until further notice'

    There's no such thing as just 'following the science' – coronavirus advice is political

    Jana Bacevic
    As we’re seeing in this pandemic, politicians tend to favour the evidence that supports their argument , says the sociologist Jana Bacevic
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