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Performing publics of science in the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in ...
Machado, Helena; de Freitas, Cláudia; Fiske, Amelia; Radhuber, Isabella; Silva, Susana; Grimaldo-Rodríguez, Christian O.; Botrugno, Carlo; Kinner, RalphResearch about science and publics in the COVID-19 pandemic often focuses on public trust and on identifying and correcting public attitudes. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 209 residents in six countries—Austria, Bolivia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Portugal—this article uses the concept of performativity to explore how participants understand, and relate to science, in the COVID-19 context. By performa...
The social and socio-political embeddedness of COVID-19 vaccination decision-ma...
Zimmermann, Bettina M.; Paul, Katharina T.; Araújo, Emília Rodrigues; Buyx, Alena; Ferstl, Sebastian; Fiske, Amelia; Kraus, David; Marelli, LucaThe uptake of COVID-19 vaccines has varied considerably across European countries. This study investigates people’s decision-making process regarding vaccination by analyzing qualitative interviews (n = 214) with residents from five European countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Switzerland. We identify three factors that shape vaccination decision-making: individual experiences and pre-existing att...