Familiarising Science: A Western Conspiracy And The Vaccination Revolt In Northern Nigeria

Familiarising Science: A Western Conspiracy And The Vaccination Revolt In Northern Nigeria
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熟悉科学：西方阴谋和尼日利亚北部的疫苗接种叛乱

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2015
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B. Falade
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尼日利亚北方对口服脊髓灰质炎疫苗的反抗提供了一个案例研究， 研究科学现象如何改变常识。莫斯科维奇的 （1961）社会表征理论提供了一个框架，以审查论点， 和疫苗，而媒体文章的内容分析被用来识别 2001年至2009年争议中的演员和主题。在争议中，A 北方精英认为，疑似疫苗污染是西方国家 反对发展中国家和伊斯兰教的阴谋。此外，一些穆斯林 神职人员，接种疫苗是违反伊斯兰教教义的疾病。这些陈述是 通过文化共鸣、赞助活动和媒体实践， 过去的范畴在意义上没有共识的情况下的作用。 研究发现，除了伊拉克战争等国际事件外， 阿富汗，与发展中经济体相关的地方问题-如 基础设施、政策和透明度也影响了代表性。研究 发现虽然科学确定的疫苗风险几乎不存在， 在辩论中，两个阵营都用科学和常识来证明他们的观点是正确的。 岗位这些发现再次肯定了涂尔干（1912）的思想，即科学需要 社会的权威是常识的一部分。
The revolt against the oral polio vaccine in northern Nigeria offers a case study for investigating how a scientific phenomenon transforms common sense. Moscovici’s (1961) social representations theory provided a framework to examine arguments for and against the vaccine, while a content analysis of media articles was used to identify the actors and themes in the controversy between 2001 and 2009. In the controversy, a suspected contamination of the vaccine was seen by northern elites as part of a Western conspiracy against the developing world and Islam. In addition, for some Muslim clerics, vaccination is against Islamic teachings on disease. The representations were sustained by cultural resonance, sponsor activities and media practices and show the role of categories from the past in situations where there is no consensus on meaning. The study found that apart from international events like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, local issues associated with developing economies – such as inadequate infrastructure, policy and transparency – also influenced the representations. The study found that while the scientifically determined risks from the vaccine were almost absent in the debate, both camps used scientific and common sense arguments to justify their positions. The findings reaffirm Durkheim’s (1912) thoughts that science needs the authority of the society to be part of common sense.