## Reported Social Unrest Index: March 2022 Update

_IMF Working Papers, May 6, 2022_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Philip Barrett
- Published: May 6, 2022
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400209253.001

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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.
- 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.

### Key findings
- 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, keywords, and scope
- 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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