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EDITORIAL

In the Covid-19 Regime –

What Role Intellectual Society Can Play

Bhandari Medani Prasad 1,2,3,4

1 Akamai University, Hawaii, USA
2 Sumy State University, Ukraine
3 The Equality Foundation, USA
4 Human Survival Foundation, UK

Received: 07.09.2020; Accepted: 11.10.2020; Published: 20.12.2020

Keywords: ecosystems, educational systems, development, pandemic, Covid-19

DOI and UDC DOI 10.26697/ijsa.2020.2.1; UDC 37.016:3:614.446/.447

Conflict of interests: The author declares that there is no conflict of interests

Source of support: This study did not receive any outside funding or support

Information about Bhandari Medani Prasad – https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2213-2349;
the author: [email protected]; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Professor, Professor
of Sustainability, Akamai University, Hawaii, USA; Professor of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, Sumy State University, Ukraine; General Secretary, The Equality
Foundation, USA; Executive Director, Human Survival Foundation, UK.

The contemporary world is in very difficult trajectory. In my opinion, at this crisis, to some extent, we are
As a matter of fact, the Humanity is in crisis and in facing abnormality – within ourselves, in societies, and
challenge. The scholarly world is also kind of it has spread to social, educational, institutional,
traumatized. We all are scared due to uncertainty created political, economic, religious patterns as well as in our
by the Corona Pandemic. Covid-19 pandemic has deep root of knowledge, wisdom patterns. This
created great uncertainty humanity has ever faced and abnormality has directly impacted the hope foresee
its impact is everywhere, over the economy, route. At the same time, when danger surrounds us, it is
employment, finances, relationships, and physical and hard to remain calm, peace. This disturbance directly
mental health as well as in social equilibrium. hits the knowledge production pattern. Even Having this
When there is crisis, it is normal to lose patience, situation, if we are able to produce the scholarly papers
perseverance and the mental strength, and also there is (knowledge), that means, we are still very strong, we
always a chance of hopelessness. As such we live in have hope and power of tolerance of uncertainty.
hope and hope creates the motivation to move ahead. As a lay person of the society and a student of social
Motivation creates inner power to human heart as well science, I believe that togetherness, unity, humanly
as in the human brain. The current crisis has direct feelings of connectedness within us and beyond,
impact to all of us and we are in the crisis of humanity, empowers us to be strong and provides the power of
and even crisis is hope as well as crisis of motivation. tolerance. When we feel that “I am” “we are” not alone,
Our regular thinking pattern is deeply disturbed, our and feel that, we are not only in trouble, that gives an
regular living style is altered, our all collegial circles are unseen power to look ahead, and prepare for the extreme
under confusion and also in suspicious condition within events, crisis, etc. we may have to face again and again.
and beyond. When there is a direct hit on human brain The Covid-19 is the example of extreme crisis. Here, I
due to uncertainty and fear, it raises direct pain in the would like to share, my feeling and thoughts that, it is
deep-thinking pattern and when there is danger around just the beginning of Corona impact. As we already
us, we may begin to think everything differently. At know that, it has created untrusty environment
present our condition is instable therefore, our especially to the political system (administration). We
creativeness, is disturbed, and the established notion of are noticing various tensions, between governments,
research, development, innovation and contribution to governments and citizens or victimized general public.
the society at large is also in danger cloud.

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