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Vol. 56, n&#186; 2 (may-aug, 2020)Org.Carlos Eduardo Santos Pinho (UNISINOS);Sonia Fleury Teixeira (CEE/FIOCRUZ);Arnaldo Provasi Lanzara (UFF)ArgumentSimilar to the 2008 international systemic financial crisis, the result of the deregulation of the North American credit financial market, which affected the entire planet, the emergence of the global pandemic of Covid-19 has made countries rich (Germany, Australia, Canada , USA, France, England, Italy) adopt countercyclical and Keynesian policies to safeguard banks and provide them with liquidity through the deliberate intervention of the respective Central Banks in the financial system. The national states at the center of global capitalism have been granting large credits to companies and the productive sector, encouraging consumption, protecting income, the employment of workers and substantially strengthening the social protection mattress to avoid fraying sociability. Such policies are antithetical to what has always been advocated for countries on the periphery of capitalism and in development, that is, privatization, trade opening, financial liberalization, deregulation of capital/labor relations. Since 2015, Brazil&#8217;s macroeconomic policy has been anchored in making a strong fiscal adjustment, with successive cuts in social spending on health, education and public investment. In 2016, with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, the multifaceted liberal-conservative coalition that guaranteed Michel Temer&#8217;s arrival in power, contributed to the approval of Constitutional Amendment N. 95/2016, which stifles public social spending and criminalizes politics countercyclical fiscal system as an instrument to combat economic crises. The approval of the labor reform, the outsourcing law, which dismantled capital/labor relations and depreciated workers&#8217; rights, as well as the disintegration of the Ministry of Labor, which was incorporated into the Ministry of Economy of the extreme right government of Jair Bolsonaro and his liberal-orthodox economics minister, Paulo Guedes. In spite of the fiscal austerity prescription intensified by the current government, and since the protagonism of the National Congress, Brazil has been implementing countercyclical policies to combat the deleterious effects of the pandemic, guaranteeing liquidity to private banks, granting loans to entrepreneurs and aid to workers informal, self-employed and family heads. The global pandemic and the failure of fiscal austerity policies revealed the perverse facet of the picture of structural social inequality. It should be noted that measures to combat Covid-19 have been carried out in an environment of strong political instability, of conflict between the president and the other powers (Legislative and Judiciary), with subnational governments (governors and mayors), with economic crisis and impending social upheaval. In this sense, the purpose of this Thematic Dossier is to welcome works with different theoretical-conceptual, methodological, analytical and/or perspective compared to other countries, which reflect on the reverberations of the Covid-19 pandemic on development models, political institutions, the welfare state and public policies.Author GuidelinesDeadline for submissions: July 10, 2020The journal accepts submissions on a rolling basis.&#160;Ci&#234;ncias Sociais Unisinos&#160;has no article processing charges (APC) or article submission charges.Articles must be original, unpublished, must&#160;not be under consideration&#160;for publication&#160;anywhere else&#160;and can be written in Portuguese, English or&#160;Spanish.Ci&#234;ncias Sociais Unisinos&#160;publishes articles and book reviews that contribute to the reflection and the interdisciplinary study of Social Sciences.The articles must be written by Doctors or doctoral students;Masters or masters students in co-authorship with their advisors. The journal does not accept articles written by graduates or undergraduate students unless they are written in co-authorship with a doctor.The articles must be sent electronically, following the steps of a system that aims to give assistance to the periodicals editing in each phase of the editorial process.The publication of the article is subjected to the previous approval of the journal's Editorial Board, as well as to&#160;peer review&#160;made by, at least, two ad hoc reviewers using the double blind review process.The final acceptance of the article depends on:The recommendation of the reviewers;That the authors carry out the necessary corrections;And final approval by the Editorial BoardImportantThe concepts and opinions expressed are the full responsibility of the author(s) and do&#160;not necessarily&#160;reflect the opinions of the publisher.Submission of the manuscript implies that if and when it is accepted for publication, the authors&#160;automatically agree&#160;to transfer the copyright to the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos.Submission Preparation ChecklistAs part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.1.The work is original and&#160;unpublished&#160;and&#160;it is not under consideration&#160;for publication&#160;anywhere else.22. 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