Burns, Ryan2020-06-032020-06-032020-06-02Burns, R. (2020). A COVID-19 panacea in digital technologies? Challenges for democracy and higher education. "Dialogues in Human Geography". pp. 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2043820620930832http://hdl.handle.net/1880/112147https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43624Universities have transitioned to online education in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. This transition mobilizes the technological utopian imaginary that digital technologies can rescue populations from the disease. It also raises the risk of deepening neoliberal educational reforms and, by extension, poses a threat to democracy itself. This commentary explores this risk and suggests ways to resist the resulting neoliberalization of education that it could entail.Unless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.COVID-19DemocracyDigital technologiesOnline educationNeoliberalismotherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2043820620930832