"Beyond COVID: Towards a Transdisciplinary Synthesis for Understanding " by Taylor P. van Doren, Ryan A. Brown et al.
 

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First published in International Journal of Circumpolar Health, v83 i1 published by Informa UK Limited. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2024.2404273

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Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Keywords

community-based research, emerging pathogens, food security, housing security, Pandemics, public health, risk perception, social science

Journal/Book/Conference Title

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volume

83

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

19

Abstract

Pandemics are regularly occurring events, and there are foundational principles of pandemic preparation upon which communities, regions, states, and nations may draw upon for elevated preparedness against an inevitable future infectious disease threat. Many disciplines within the social sciences can provide crucial insight and transdisciplinary thinking for the development of preparedness measures. In 2023, the National Science Foundation funded a conference of circumpolar researchers and Indigenous partners to reflect on COVID-19-related research. In this article, we synthesise our diverse social science perspectives to: (1) identify potential areas of future pandemic-related research in Alaska, and (2) pose new research questions that elevate the needs of Alaska and its people, pursuant of a specific body of pandemic knowledge that takes into account the ecological and sociocultural contexts of the region. In doing so, we highlight important domains of research in the social sciences from transdisciplinary perspectives, including the centering of Indigenous knowledges and needs, the contexts of risk perception and resilience, food and housing security, and more. We highlight the contributions of social sciences to pandemic knowledge and provide a foundation for future pandemic-related research in Alaska.

Department

Department of Geography

Original Publication Date

9-16-2024

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1 PDF File

DOI of published version

10.1080/22423982.2024.2404273

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UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2024 The Author(s) This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Language

en

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application/pdf

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