Lakoff Andrew (University Of Southern California)
Lakoff Andrew (University Of Southern California) - Planning For The Wrong Pandemic Covid - 19 And The Limits Of Expert Knowledge - Paperback
Lakoff Andrew (University Of Southern California) - Planning For The Wrong Pandemic Covid - 19 And The Limits Of Expert Knowledge - Paperback
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Description: The fractious and disorganized governmental response to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States prompted many observers to ask why the country which had the knowledge resources and plans to deal with such an event was caught so unprepared when the crisis struck. In fact as Andrew Lakoff shows US officials had been planning for a pandemic for more than two decades and 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 preexisting tools enabled officials to make sense of the event and to rapidly implement policies in response but they also led to significant blind spots. What did these planning tools allow officials to see and what did they hide from view? And 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?
Title: Planning For The Wrong Pandemic Covid - 19 And The Limits Of Expert Knowledge
Author(s): Lakoff Andrew (University Of Southern California)
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9781509557288
Pages: 150 Pages
Publication Date: 9/11/2024
Category: Sociology
Description: The fractious and disorganized governmental response to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States prompted many observers to ask why the country which had the knowledge resources and plans to deal with such an event was caught so unprepared when the crisis struck. In fact as Andrew Lakoff shows US officials had been planning for a pandemic for more than two decades and 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 preexisting tools enabled officials to make sense of the event and to rapidly implement policies in response but they also led to significant blind spots. What did these planning tools allow officials to see and what did they hide from view? And 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?
Title: Planning For The Wrong Pandemic Covid - 19 And The Limits Of Expert Knowledge
Author(s): Lakoff Andrew (University Of Southern California)
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9781509557288
Pages: 150 Pages
Publication Date: 9/11/2024
Category: Sociology
