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The Social and Political Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Introduction

Beth Redbird, Laurel Harbridge-Yong, Rachel Davis Mersey
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences December 2022, 8 (8) 1-29; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2022.8.8.01

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