Reported Social Unrest Index: March 2022 Update

IMF Working Papers, May 6, 2022

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This paper updates the Reported Social Unrest Index of Barrett et al (2020), reviewing recent developments in social unrest worldwide since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Key temporal pattern reported:
- Unrest was elevated during late 2019, coincident with widespread protests in Latin America.
- Unrest fell markedly during the early stages of the pandemic as voluntary and involuntary social distancing struck.
- Social unrest has since returned but generally remains below levels seen in 2019.

Elevated unrest in late 2019 coincided with widespread protests in Latin America.
Marked decline in unrest during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic attributed to voluntary and involuntary social distancing.
Rebound in social unrest after the initial pandemic stages, but levels generally remain below those observed in 2019.

Subject: COVID-19, Health
Keywords: Caribbean, copyright page, COVID-19, et al, Global, machine learning technique, Media coverage, RSUI-identified events, Social unrest, unrest vulnerability
Scope: Global review of reported social unrest trends since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.