The first pandemic wave in perspective of connected and glocal history.

Abstract

What were the actions that connected the societies still distant from other, as they were being affected by the Covid-19 virus? Did unhealthy tensions in the context of the spread of the pandemic? What situational experiences of the pandemic merit focusing on local adaptations regarding actions undertaken by governments and subnational administrations? This article answers these questions through a historical analysis of the pandemic caused by the spread of the Covid-19 virus. From the complementation between the connected history perspective and glocal history, some practices that circulated and crossed synchronously the societies belonging to the globalized world are examined, some situated experiences of the pandemic are analyzed, and glocalization is discussed. Finally, it is concluded that there was an acceleration and deepening of the virtual communication practices and the nation-states assumed competencies in biopolitics. However, some analytical indicators such as quarantine policies expose local nuances and show the tensions and substantiate the importance of revisiting the situated histories of the pandemic