The Cultural Construction of Safety and Security, Imaginaries; Discourses and Philosophies that Shaped Modern Europe

Year

2024

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-9-04855-520-8

Link

Last Update

05-Jan-2026

Keywords

History ; European Studies ; Public Policy & Administration ; Sociology

Description

In February of 2020, during the first phase of the global Covid-19 crisis, lockdowns were announced in many countries, and citizens were encouraged to stay home as much as possible. Frustrating to many, this request was especially complicated for one particular social group: the homeless. ‘I would stay home if I had one’, they protested in desperation. Life became much harder for homeless persons in a world without walk-in shelters, department stores with public toilets, coffee bars or fast-food restaurants in which to sit and be warm for a while. Emergency night shelters were created, but this was not a...