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Planning for the Wrong Pandemic
Covid-19 and the Limits of Expert Knowledge
By: Andrew Lakoff
Paperback | 28 October 2024
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Planning for the Wrong Pandemic takes a different approach. Without dismissing such accounts, it begins with the observation that much of the governmental and expert response to the pandemic had been envisioned and planned for in advance. Moreover, many of these plans were implemented in the early stages of the pandemic. As authorities responded to the crisis, they relied on an already-formulated set of concepts and tools that had been devised for managing a future emergency. These pre-existing tools enabled officials to make sense of the event and to rapidly implement policies in response. But they also led to significant blind spots.
This book asks: under what circumstances were these planning tools developed? What did they enable experts, officials, and the public to see, and what did they hide from view? And, finally, as we assess the failures in our response to the pandemic and attempt to prepare for "the next one," to what extent should we take for granted the capacity of these tools to guide future interventions effectively?
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Steven Epstein, author of Impure Science and The Quest for Sexual Health
“In this must-read analysis of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Lakoff masterfully dissects how the concepts and techniques of preparedness blinkered expert judgment on which risks to prevent. A reminder of the complexity of human?nonhuman interactions, it is also a call for humility in the face of the unknowns that will surely accompany the next pandemic.”
Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard Kennedy School
ISBN: 9781509557288
ISBN-10: 1509557288
Published: 28th October 2024
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 150
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 14.0 x 1.3
Weight (kg): 0.24
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