{"product_id":"planning-for-the-wrong-pandemic-covid-19-and-the-limits-of-expert-knowledge-paperback-softback-9781509557288","title":"Planning for the Wrong Pandemic; Covid-19 and the Limits of Expert Knowledge (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509557288","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlanning for the Wrong Pandemic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCovid-19 and the Limits of Expert Knowledge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Lakoff (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509557288, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e150 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.249 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“There is simply no better scholar than Andrew Lakoff ‒ who has written so astutely on the history of preparing for potential public health emergencies ‒ to take up the question of why decades of preparation proved inadequate in the fateful case of Covid-19. This brilliant and crystal-clear analysis shows, step by step, how a long investment in anticipation ironically constrained effective action when crisis struck.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Epstein, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eImpure Science\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Quest for Sexual Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this must-read analysis of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Lakoff masterfully dissects how the concepts and techniques of preparedness blinkered expert judgment on which risks to prevent. A reminder of the complexity of human‒nonhuman interactions, it is also a call for humility in the face of the unknowns that will surely accompany the next pandemic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheila Jasanoff, Harvard Kennedy School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e 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?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Preparedness Indicators\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Essential Workers\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Strategic National Stockpile\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: The Scenario-Based Exercise\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Emergency Use\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Gain-of-Function\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470075261208,"sku":"9781509557288","price":14.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509557288.jpg?v=1785631604","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/planning-for-the-wrong-pandemic-covid-19-and-the-limits-of-expert-knowledge-paperback-softback-9781509557288","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}