Sociologija 2020 Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages: 467-485
https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC2004467P
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COVID-19, mobility and self-isolation. Experiences of the Serbia’s citizens in the times of global pandemic
Pešić Jelena (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy), jlpesic@f.bg.ac.rs
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-Cov-2 virus and closing the state
borders across the world led to the mass return of the citizens of Serbia
immediately before and after the declaration of the state of emergency in
March 2020. The measure of placing under health supervision and the
obligation of self-isolation, were the key means of mobility management in
the situation of the health crisis in Serbia. How were the given measures
implemented? How did they affect the citizens who returned to the country?
What resources did they have at their disposal and in what way did they meet
their basic needs during self-isolation? How was their experience of
self-isolation shaped by public media perceptions of diaspora by
representatives of the authorities and by their own social environment
during the state of emergency? The aim of this paper is to answer these
questions relying on the results of the online survey of 305 returnees,
conducted during April and May 2020 by the researchers from the Institute
for Sociological Research of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade.
Keywords: COVID-19, mobility, self-isolation