Crisis! What crisis? Global health and the 2014–15 West African Ebola outbreak
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11186930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Mcinnes (0000-0003-3611-6454, Aberystwyth University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 380-400 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01436597.2015.1113868 |
| OpenAlex | W2296319333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 33 |
This article examines why the 2014–15 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, which subsequently spread more widely, was understood as a crisis. It begins from the basis that there was nothing ‘natural’ about it being considered a crisis; rather it was socially constructed as such. Specifically it suggests that the outbreak could be understood as a crisis because of the way in which it resonated with the global health narrative. The article examines how the elements which constitute this narrative – the effects of globalisation, the emergence of new risks and the requirement for new political responses – are fundamental to how Ebola was understood as a crisis
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geopolitics · Global health · Globalization · Health care · Narrative · Nothing · Outbreak · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Global Security and Public Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Medicine · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |