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Wandering along the desolate North Bank of the River Thames during lockdown on a February evening, London's wintry gloom was suddenly punctuated by a vibrant, multicolored display of illumination that adorned the front of the venerable Tate Britain art gallery. At the present time of confinement produced by measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19, Burman's display was a particularly welcome intervention, disrupting the quiescent, shadowy atmosphere and the sober appearance of the Tate. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Senses & Society is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 accentuates the case for a global, rather than an international, development paradigm. The novel disease is a prime example of a development challenge for all countries, through the failure of public health as a global public good. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the falsity of any assumption that the global North has all the expertise and solutions to tackle global challenges, and has further highlighted the need for multi-directional learning and transformation in all countries towards a more sustainable and equitable world. We illustrate our argument for a global development paradigm by examining the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic across four themes or 'vignettes': global value chains, digitalisation, debt, and climate change. We conclude that development studies must adapt to a very different context from when the field emerged in the mid-20th century.