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  • Humanities
  • Political Science
  • Public Health

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented global crisis, prompting rapid analysis across social sciences and humanities.
  • Scholarly responses often relied on established frameworks, potentially overlooking the unique nature of the pandemic.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine the scholarly approaches to the COVID-19 crisis.
  • To understand the emergence of convergent politico-medical responses amidst diverse knowledge mobilization.
  • To highlight the importance of acknowledging uncertainty in crisis response.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of scholarly discourse on the COVID-19 crisis.
  • Examination of knowledge pluralism and the formation of hegemonic perspectives.
  • Speculative analysis of alternative response scenarios.

Main Results:

  • A plurality of knowledge forms were mobilized, with no single hegemonic approach dominating the analysis of COVID-19.
  • Despite knowledge diversity, a limited convergence in politico-medical responses to the crisis was observed.
  • Overconfidence in existing analytical tools and knowledge certainty can be counterproductive for unprecedented phenomena.

Conclusions:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the inherent uncertainty in knowledge and the profound consequences of actions taken during crises.
  • A greater awareness of temporal situatedness and the pursuit of timeliness are crucial for effective crisis management.
  • Future crisis response strategies should incorporate a more nuanced understanding of knowledge limitations and uncertainties.