Let me explain: why we use intersectionality and complexity theories
In 2008, Rebecca Solnit wrote an essay called Men Explain Things to Me, and an anonymous responder coined the term “mansplaining”. In a recent...
18 April, 2023
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“Bridging the gap”: The importance of interpersonal risk and crisis communication
In the autumn of 2021, the Swedish COVID-19 vaccination roll-out was in full progress and vaccines had become available for all Swedish adults. Although...
23 January, 2023
Where did the UK go wrong in preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic, and how have preparedness failings tainted public trust among the UK population?
In an October 2021 press release published by The Guardian, the United Kingdom’s initial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was described as “one of...
15 December, 2022
Compulsory vaccinations and skipping contact restrictions – differing narratives of freedom in the German middle class
In Germany, shortly after the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic and the decision by politicians to protect the population through far-reaching restrictions, criticism...
07 December, 2022
Has COVID-19 changed our cities? Urban planning following the pandemic
History of urban planning and relation to health crises For a long time, the history of urban design in many European countries has evolved...
28 October, 2022
New crises, same resilience?
On 24 February 2022 at the latest, a long-simmering crisis in Europe became acute. Since this day, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a...
18 October, 2022
Monkeypox in the time of COVID-19: Are we on our way to a new pandemic?
With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, a second public health risk has the world on high alert: a worldwide breakout of the monkeypox virus...
29 August, 2022
Summer holidays 2022: may the COVID be with you (hopefully not)
At the beginning of the summer of 2020, and after having spent weeks or even months all over Europe either confined to our homes...
19 August, 2022
“Un-masking the Mask-Issue”: Examining People’s Sense-Making Processes and Risk-Cultural Norms regarding Facemasks
Facemask usage is from an international horizon heavily associated with political views. But how have people actually made sense of masks as a protective...
27 April, 2022
Italy in lockdown: The ultra-secular battle of laughing to avoid crying
The forced isolation to which the whole world had been subjected in March 2020 has triggered a reaction to social change caused by the...
13 April, 2022