{"id":4791,"date":"2020-04-05T10:03:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T04:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iassw-aiets.org\/shadow_old\/?p=4791"},"modified":"2020-04-05T10:03:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T04:33:05","slug":"lived-experience-of-individuals-fighting-against-the-panic-and-discrimination-under-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-china-the-experience-project-conducted-by-social-work-and-social-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iassw-aiets.org\/shadow_old\/covid-19\/4791-lived-experience-of-individuals-fighting-against-the-panic-and-discrimination-under-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-china-the-experience-project-conducted-by-social-work-and-social-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lived experience of individuals fighting against the panic and discrimination under the COVID-19 pandemic in China: The \u2018Experience\u2019 Project conducted by Social Work and Social Policy Research Institute at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lived experience of individuals fighting against the panic and discrimination under the COVID-19 pandemic in China: The \u2018Experience\u2019 Project conducted by Social Work and Social Policy Research Institute at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Prepared by: Dr Ning Wang; Prof. Wenjie Duan; Prof. Xuesong He; Dr Xiao Li<\/p>\n

Corresponding to: Prof. Xuesong He<\/strong>, email: cedarhe@ecust.edu.cn<\/p>\n

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The COVID-19 is regarded as one of the biggest global health crisis in recent decades, and billions of people around the world are preoccupied by concerns over such a pandemic. The lives of many people, not only those who got infected and their families, but also the general public, have been substantially affected by the pandemic. Fear and anxiety have sparked along with the increasing number of diagnosed cases, and stigma and discrimination arise towards Chinese, Wuhan natives, as well as people who have contact with those infected patients. As social workers who cherish the value of human dignity and respect, and strive for social justice, we need to realise that the real danger is not only the virus itself, but also the social panic, stigma and discrimination provoked by this pandemic. And we social workers need to take action.<\/p>\n

Leading by Prof. Xuesong He, the \u2018Experience\u2019 Project conducted by Social Work and Social Policy Research Institute at ECUST aims to investigate the lived experience of individuals under COVID-19 and help the general public eliminate or reduce their panic, stigma and discrimination during the time of emergency. The project involves three key researchers (Prof. Wenjie Duan, Dr Xiao Li and Dr Ning Wang) and 130 student research assistants (mainly students and alumni from the Department of Sociology and Public Administration at ECUST).<\/p>\n

Two subprojects were conducted under the \u2018Experience\u2019 project:<\/p>\n