An exploration of sociological research that is neither “detached” nor “engaged”; a new
approach to sociological knowledge production, with examples from health care. In this …

When Elizabeth Costello, the main character in a novel by JM Coetzee (2003), is standing in
front of 'the Gate', she is asked by the gatekeeper to write up a statement about what she …

Background Patient participation on both the individual and the collective level attracts
broad attention from policy makers and researchers. Participation is expected to make …

1. What are the possible relations and tensions between the study of valuation as a social
practice and the critique of valuation? Valuation denotes here any social practice where the …

A collection of faculty and graduate student scholars integrate science and technology
studies (STS) with design practices to “frame” the educational experiences of undergraduate …

Over the past 20 years, evidence based medicine has had a substantial influence on clinical
decision making throughout the developed world. It now underpins healthcare policy and …

Evidence-based guidelines whether national, regional or developed by specialty groups,
must search for, and explicitly consider, evidence from sources other than conventional …

Research on standardization of care and clinical guidelines has found itself struggling with
ways of bridging what is often referred to as 'the gap'between medical quality as defined in …

The increasing focus on patient safety in the field of health policy is accompanied by
research programs that articulate the role of the social sciences as one of contributing to …

Introduction Civil–military cooperation (CMC) in infectious disease outbreak responses has
become more common, and has its own cooperation dynamics. These collaborations fit …