Pandemics: The Basics - Paperback

by Elisa Pieri (Author)

This book provides an engaging, jargon-free introduction to the threat of global pandemics, offering an overview of the many origins and triggers of pandemic events.

Author Biography

Elisa Pieri is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK, where she has been conducting research on Securing Cities Against Global Pandemics (Simon Fellowship Award, 2016-2019). As an expert commentator, she has frequently contributed to the media and policy debate on the COVID-19 pandemic. Her work focuses on security, governance of radical uncertainty, science and technology studies, and the urban. Her previous interdisciplinary research projects were on emergent technologies, including genomics, biometrics, and identity technologies.