Answer to Question #160887 in History for Wilson Huang

Question

In the Carr Center Discussion Series report, ““Reimagining Social Movements and Civil Resistance in the Global Pandemic” from April 17, 2020, (link in folder) what are some of the negative effects on social movements around the world that the three scholars believe will occur because of the pandemic, and give one example of a specific movement mentioned that might be affected negatively.  

Answer 1

Some of the negative effects on social movements around the world include: threats to serious to human rights restrictions on accessing internet and mobile communications, economic inequality exposing more people to vulnerability to the virus. An example that might be affected negatively is the home setting where there will be increased domestic violence at home.