Conférence : European Sociological Association, Research Network 16 – Sociology of Health & Medicine
Date : du 11 au 12 juin 2025
Lieu : Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
Conférence : European Sociological Association, Research Network 16 – Sociology of Health & Medicine Mid-term Conference
Parmi les sessions :
Session 1: Epidemics and Pandemics in the Digital Age: ‘Contested knowledge’, Health and Vaccine Acceptance
Session convener: Eve Dubé
Abstract
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem instability increase the risk of zoonotic pandemics. Currently, there is growing concern amongst public health agencies worldwide about the potential for an influenza A(H5N1) pandemic. New mRNA A(H5N1) influenza vaccines are under development, but achieving high vaccination acceptance to control outbreaks does not only rely on availability of safe and effective vaccines. Lack of vaccine acceptance is often attributed to online misinformation, but while substantial investments were made to combat online misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, very few strategies were shown effective and its volume continued to grow. This is in part due to limited evidence about how people obtain, assess, and use online information about vaccines and how this information influences their health decisions in real-life contexts. This session aims to explore the complex role of ‘contested knowledge’ in shaping health and vaccination decisions, in the context of (re)emerging epidemics and global pandemics. We will aim to move beyond « true/false » dichotomies to examine the complex interplay of information, trust, and agency in vaccine acceptance. We invite empirical and theoretical contributions that focus on the following themes:
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The narratives, fears, and motivations shaping individual and collective behaviors in response to vaccination campaigns during outbreaks and pandemics;
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How social media and online information are used by people to communicate, learn, and make decisions about vaccination;
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Methodological approaches to unpack online discourses (e.g., memes analysis, online ethnographies);
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The influence of mis- and disinformation on health more generally.
Keywords: vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, pandemics, online ethnographies.
Nous encourageons les collègues à soumettre un abstract pour la prochaine ESA 16 Mid-term conference. Les résumés doivent être soumis en anglais et comprendre les éléments suivants :
a) Title
b) Keywords (maximum four)
b) Abstract (max. 300 words)
c) Author (s) name, affiliation, and email address
d) Session number and name (please see the document attached with the full list of sessions)
Date limite de soumission des abstracts : 30 janvier 2025
Les abstracts doivent être envoyés à rn16midtermconf@gmail.com et les organisatrices de conférence Ana Patrícia Hilário (patriciahilario@gmail.com) et Catarina Delaunay (catarinadelaunay@fcsh.unl.pt).
Nous nous réjouissons de recevoir vos abstracts et de vous voir participer à la ESA RN16 Mid-term conference. N’hésitez pas à partager cet appel avec d’autres collègues.