Vaccine Hesitancy in the Nordic Countries: Trust and Distrust During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Lars Borin and Mia-Marie Hammarlin and Dimitrios Kokkinakis and Fredrik Miegel

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Synopsis: Bringing together studies from across the Nordic region, this book examines the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on vaccine hesitancy. Shedding light on the political tensions that emerged as a result of the pandemic and the debates that ensued both within and between the Nordic nations, it investigates the vociferous discussions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines and their presumed negative side effects through the lens of trust; trust in and between the neighbouring countries, in healthcare systems, fellow citizens, and experts; in public authorities, politicians, researchers, journalists, and pharmaceutical companies. The first volume to explore vaccine hesitancy in the Scandinavian context, this ground-breaking volume offers fresh perspectives on vaccine scepticism not as a form of ignorance or lack of knowledge, but as a manifestation of a more fundamental lack of faith in modern government and science. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, politics, anthropology, media studies, communication and cultural studies with interests in public health, popular and political discourse and questions of public trust.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040011676
Related ISBNs:: 9781032305998, 9781040011614, 9781003305859
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/15/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Lars Borin, Mia-Marie Hammarlin, Dimitrios Kokkinakis & Fredrik Miegel
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Medicine, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Lars Borin
Edited by:: Mia-Marie Hammarlin
Edited by:: Dimitrios Kokkinakis
Edited by:: Fredrik Miegel