'They Should have been Looking after People for a Long Time': Human Giving and Generosity During COVID-19, in Austerity Britain
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | University of Brighton, UK, Newcastle University, University of Sussex |
| ANO | 2025 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Sociological Research Online |
| ISSN | 1360-7804 |
| E-ISSN | 1360-7804 |
| DOI | 10.1177/13607804241235715 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
The COVID-19 pandemic mobilised a multitude of acts of giving and generosity. This article provides a snapshot of giving and generosity among a small sample of individuals in the UK, in a context following years of ungenerous austerity politics. Giving and generous actions played a crucial role in mitigating the negative effects of COVID and we report on data collected using in-depth interviews to understand experiences of giving and generosity. We conceptualise giving and generosity as pro-social or other-focused actions that involve sharing of resources, underpinned by a crossing of the hyphen between self and other. This article explores the ways in which participants were mobilised by perceived social and political injustices and thus we offer a different understanding of giving and generosity as micro-activism that is done with a critical eye turned towards the macro context.