Towards an Integrated Approach: Politics, Science and Ethics – The Key Role of Knowledge Mediation in Health Crises
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https://doi.org/10.7202/1117875arKeywords:
population health, ethics, health crisis, multidisciplinarity, mediation, knowledge integrationLanguage(s):
FrenchAbstract
In the context of the COVID-19 health crisis, the politicization of science was a necessary response to the challenges faced. While this mediation (influenced by political considerations) served as a strategic response, we argue that it remained incomplete from an ethical perspective. A retrospective analysis of the situation has highlighted the need to sustain and expand the advisory role that ethics bodies played in the health network during the pandemic. The complexity arising from a sustained interaction between scientific knowledge, public policies and ethics bodies calls for a deeper and continued reflection on their integration into society, while maintaining a critical perspective on the power dynamics inherent in public health.
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