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Provincializing vulnerability: Rethinking communication inequality in East Asia's COVID-19 research
1Peking University, Beijing, China.
Health (London, England : 1997)
|August 12, 2026
Summary
East Asian COVID-19 research highlights how vulnerable groups face communication inequality due to system disruptions. Pandemic preparedness needs inclusive communication systems for all populations.
Area of Science:
- Health Communication
- Sociology of Epidemics
- Comparative Health Studies
Background:
- COVID-19 scholarship globally and regionally.
- Conceptualizations of vulnerable groups and communication inequality.
- Contribution of East Asian research to pandemic studies.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine East Asian COVID-19 scholarship on vulnerability and communication inequality.
- Compare regional research with global COVID-19 literature.
- Identify contributions to comparative health communication and epidemic sociology.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric mapping of 184 peer-reviewed studies (2020-2025).
- Article-level thematic coding for China, Japan, and South Korea.
- Comparative analysis of East Asian and global COVID-19 research.
Main Results:
- East Asian research defines vulnerability via situational system mismatch.
- Identified four mechanisms intensifying vulnerability: exclusion, misunderstanding, interrupted support, and stigma.
- Internal differences noted: Japan (aging), China (urban-rural inequality), Korea (digital inequality, gender).
Conclusions:
- Vulnerability is generated by everyday systems and crisis communication infrastructures.
- East Asian scholarship offers unique insights into pandemic impacts.
- Future pandemic preparedness requires inclusive communication systems.
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