Dynamic social representations of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: Shifting patterns of sense-making and blame

Mayor, Eric; Eicher, Véronique; Bangerter, Adrian; Gilles, Ingrid; Clémence, Alain; Green, Eva

doi:10.1177/0963662512443326

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Dynamic social representations of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: Shifting patterns of sense-making and blame
Authors:	Mayor, Eric Eicher, Véronique Bangerter, Adrian Gilles, Ingrid Clémence, Alain Green, Eva
DOI:	10.1177/0963662512443326
Published in:	Public Understanding of Science
Volume(Issue):	22
Issue:	8
Page(s):	1011
Pages to:	1024
Issue Date:	2013
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Sage
ISSN:	1361-6609 0963-6625
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	306: Culture 610: Medicine and health
Abstract:	We investigate dynamics of public perceptions of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic to understand changing patterns of sense-making and blame regarding the outbreak of emerging infectious diseases. We draw on social representation theory combined with a dramaturgical perspective to identify changes in how various collectives are depicted over the course of the pandemic, according to three roles: heroes, villains and victims. Quantitative results based on content analysis of three cross-sectional waves of interviews show a shift from mentions of distant collectives (e.g., far-flung countries) at Wave 1 to local collectives (e.g., risk groups) as the pandemic became of more immediate concern (Wave 2) and declined (Wave 3). Semi-automated content analysis of media coverage shows similar results. Thematic analyses of the discourse associated with collectives revealed that many were consistently perceived as heroes, villains and victims.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/12137
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Centre for Education, Development and Services (ZBES)
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Mayor, E., Eicher, V., Bangerter, A., Gilles, I., Clémence, A., & Green, E. (2013). Dynamic social representations of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: Shifting patterns of sense-making and blame. Public Understanding of Science, 22(8), 1011–1024. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662512443326

Mayor, E. et al. (2013) ‘Dynamic social representations of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: Shifting patterns of sense-making and blame’, Public Understanding of Science, 22(8), pp. 1011–1024. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662512443326.

E. Mayor, V. Eicher, A. Bangerter, I. Gilles, A. Clémence, and E. Green, “Dynamic social representations of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: Shifting patterns of sense-making and blame,” Public Understanding of Science, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 1011–1024, 2013, doi: 10.1177/0963662512443326.

MAYOR, Eric, Véronique EICHER, Adrian BANGERTER, Ingrid GILLES, Alain CLÉMENCE und Eva GREEN, 2013. Dynamic social representations of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: Shifting patterns of sense-making and blame. Public Understanding of Science. 2013. Bd. 22, Nr. 8, S. 1011–1024. DOI 10.1177/0963662512443326

Mayor, Eric, Véronique Eicher, Adrian Bangerter, Ingrid Gilles, Alain Clémence, and Eva Green. 2013. “Dynamic Social Representations of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: Shifting Patterns of Sense-Making and Blame.” Public Understanding of Science 22 (8): 1011–24. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662512443326.

Mayor, Eric, et al. “Dynamic Social Representations of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: Shifting Patterns of Sense-Making and Blame.” Public Understanding of Science, vol. 22, no. 8, 2013, pp. 1011–24, https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662512443326.