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  "title": "Reported Social Unrest Index: March 2022 Update",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, May 6, 2022",
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  "summary": "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. It shows that unrest was elevated during late 2019, coincident with widespread protests in Latin America.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- 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.\n- Key temporal pattern reported:\n  - Unrest was elevated during late 2019, coincident with widespread protests in Latin America.\n  - Unrest fell markedly during the early stages of the pandemic as voluntary and involuntary social distancing struck.\n  - Social unrest has since returned but generally remains below levels seen in 2019."
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      "content": "- Elevated unrest in late 2019 coincided with widespread protests in Latin America.\n- Marked decline in unrest during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic attributed to voluntary and involuntary social distancing.\n- Rebound in social unrest after the initial pandemic stages, but levels generally remain below those observed in 2019."
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      "content": "- Subject: COVID-19, Health\n- Keywords: Caribbean, copyright page, COVID-19, et al, Global, machine learning technique, Media coverage, RSUI-identified events, Social unrest, unrest vulnerability\n- Scope: Global review of reported social unrest trends since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2022/05/06/reported-social-unrest-index-march-2022-update-517628"
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    "Authors: Philip Barrett",
    "Published: May 6, 2022",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400209253.001",
    "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:",
    "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.",
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