Karin Zachmann, Mariacarla Gadebusch Bondio, Saana Jukola, and Olga Sparschuh have edited a new collection on evidence contestation.
This book examines the practices of contesting evidence in democratically
From the publishers:
This volume is an interdisciplinary attempt to insert a broader, historically informed perspective into current political and academic
The online lectures in this series will be streamed live. You can watch a recording of Sascha Dickel’s lecture here. A lecture synopsis can be found here.
From the JGU website (translated):
The ongoing digitization of all areas of life is not only leading to technical changes, but also to far-reaching social and cultural changes. In science, computerized
Abstract:
Patient narratives are a very valuable literary and medical resource. They transcribe the experience of illness into the life stories of the subject and the author.
Lehmann E. und Gadebusch Bondio M.: Seltene Erkrankungen und Evidenz – eine ethische Herausforderung. In: Mücke M. und Conrad R. (Hrsg.): Seltene Erkrankungen. Das Wichtigste für Ärztinnen und Ärzte aller Fachrichtungen. Elsevier, München 2021, ISBN 978-3-437-21491-2
With the spread of the novel coronavirus – whether it is about projections for the spread of disease and potential mortality, the proper government measures, their efficacy and side-effects, or about individual conduct – politicians, public officials, media, and private citizens have further accelerated the use of medical evidence in decision-making, in attempts to make sense of an unprecedented global crisis. Inevitably, struggles erupt over the selection, interpretation, and use of evidence.
Evidence is neither an easily obtained commodity nor a truth that reveals itself. Calls to simply “listen to the science” have become louder, but at the same time it has become increasingly clear that science itself does not speak – rather, human actors operating in a complex media landscape speak for, about, and to science. The intensification of this exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic represents a new role for medical evidence in the public sphere, but it is also part of a broader, longer trend around scientific evidence in general.
This presents a new need for researchers in science, medicine, humanities, and social sciences to communicate across disciplinary domains. A two-part interdisciplinary symposium will provide an opportunity for an exchange between social science, medicine, humanities, and natural sciences, which addresses the use and interpretation of evidence on all levels of society, from governance to everyday lives, including mainstream as well as fringe perceptions and positions, and reflection on the role of scientists in this landscape. Part two of this symposium will take place in autumn 2021.
Prof. Dr. Mariacarla Gadebusch Bondio, Institute for Medical Humanities, Bonn, and Dr. Ylva Söderfeldt, Centre for Medical Humanities, Uppsala
Fredrik Andersen (Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College) and Elena Rocca (School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
