Trying to make sense out of chaos: science, politics and the COVID-19 pandemic
Kenneth Rochel de Camargo
Abstract
This essay discusses the proliferation of discourses about the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting the challenges both to science and public policies that such an information overload present, having Collins' sociology of expertise as a theoretical framework.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPoliticsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CHAOS (operating system)SociologyInformation overloadPolitical scienceSocial scienceEpistemologyPublic relationsVirologyMedicineComputer scienceLawPhilosophyComputer securityPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesGlobal Security and Public Health