Scandinavian journal of public health, Feb 12, 2024
This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Address... more This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe (VAX-TRUST), developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study consists of (a) situation analysis of vaccine hesitancy (examination of individual, socio-demographic and macro-level factors of vaccine hesitancy and analysis of media coverage on vaccines and vaccination and (b) participant observation and in-depth interviews of healthcare professionals and vaccine-hesitant parents. These analyses were used to design interventions aimed at increasing awareness on the complexity of vaccine hesitancy among healthcare professionals involved in discussing childhood vaccines with parents. We present the selection of countries and regions, the conceptual basis of the study, details of the data collection and the process of designing and evaluating the interventions, as well as the potential impact of the study. Laying out our research design serves as an example of how to translate complex public health issues into social scientific study and methods.
Although Covid-19 was not the first pandemic, it was unique in the scale and intensity with which... more Although Covid-19 was not the first pandemic, it was unique in the scale and intensity with which societies responded. Countries reacted differently to the threat posed by the new virus. The public health crisis affected European societies in many ways. It also influenced the way the media portrayed vaccines and discussed factors related to vaccine hesitancy. Europeans differed in their risk perceptions, attitudes towards vaccines and vaccine uptake. In European countries, Covid-19-related discourses were at the centre of media attention for many months. This paper reports on a media analysis which revealed significant differences as well as some similarities in the media debates in different countries. The study focused on seven European countries and considered two dimensions of comparison: between the pre-Covid period and the beginning of the Covid pandemic period, and between countries. The rich methodological approach, including linguistics, semantic field analysis and discourse analysis of mainstream news media, allowed the authors to explore the set of meanings related to vaccination that might influence actors' agency. This approach led the authors to redefine vaccine hesitancy in terms of characteristics of the “society in the situation” rather than the psychological profile of individuals. We argue that vaccine hesitancy can be understood in terms of agency and temporality. This dilemma of choice that transforms the present into an irreversible past and must be taken in relation to an uncertain future, is particularly acute under the pressure of urgency and when someone's health is at stake. As such, it is linked to how vaccine meaning is co-produced within public discourses.
Although Covid-19 was not the first pandemic, it was unique in the scale and intensity with which... more Although Covid-19 was not the first pandemic, it was unique in the scale and intensity with which societies responded. Countries reacted differently to the threat posed by the new virus. The public health crisis affected European societies in many ways. It also influenced the way the media portrayed vaccines and discussed factors related to vaccine hesitancy. Europeans differed in their risk perceptions, attitudes towards vaccines and vaccine uptake. In European countries, Covid-19-related discourses were at the centre of media attention for many months. This paper reports on a media analysis which revealed significant differences as well as some similarities in the media debates in different countries. The study focused on seven European countries and considered two dimensions of comparison: between the pre-Covid period and the beginning of the Covid pandemic period, and between countries. The rich methodological approach, including linguistics, semantic field analysis and discourse analysis of mainstream news media, allowed the authors to explore the set of meanings related to vaccination that might influence actors' agency. This approach led the authors to redefine vaccine hesitancy in terms of characteristics of the “society in the situation” rather than the psychological profile of individuals. We argue that vaccine hesitancy can be understood in terms of agency and temporality. This dilemma of choice that transforms the present into an irreversible past and must be taken in relation to an uncertain future, is particularly acute under the pressure of urgency and when someone's health is at stake. As such, it is linked to how vaccine meaning is co-produced within public discourses.
This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Address... more This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe (VAX-TRUST), developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study consists of (a) situation analysis of vaccine hesitancy (examination of individual, socio-demographic and macro-level factors of vaccine hesitancy and analysis of media coverage on vaccines and vaccination and (b) participant observation and in-depth interviews of healthcare professionals and vaccine-hesitant parents. These analyses were used to design interventions aimed at increasing awareness on the complexity of vaccine hesitancy among healthcare professionals involved in discussing childhood vaccines with parents. We present the selection of countries and regions, the conceptual basis of the study, details of the data collection and the process of designing and evaluating the interventions, as well as the potential impact of the study. Laying out our research design serves as an example of how to translate complex public health issues into social scientific study and methods.
While recruitment is an essential aspect of any research project, its challenges are rarely ackno... more While recruitment is an essential aspect of any research project, its challenges are rarely acknowledged. We intend to address this gap by discussing the challenges to the participation of vaccine-hesitant parents defined here as a hard-to-reach, hidden and vulnerable population drawing on extensive empirical qualitative evidence from seven European countries. The difficulties in reaching vaccine-hesitant parents were very much related to issues concerning trust, as there appears to be a growing distrust in experts, which is extended to the work developed by researchers and their funding bodies. These difficulties have been accentuated by the public debate around COVID-19 vaccination, as it seems to have increased parents’ hesitancy to participate. Findings from recruiting 167 vaccine-hesitant parents in seven European countries suggest that reflexive and sensible recruitment approaches should be developed.
Disability Welfare Policy in Europe:Cognitive Disability and the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic ... more Disability Welfare Policy in Europe:Cognitive Disability and the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on persons with cognitive disabilities and their families. Written from a Disability Studies perspective, this edited collection investigates education, employment, social and health care services in European case studies.
This research project is aimed at identifying risk and protective factors of social withdrawal, b... more This research project is aimed at identifying risk and protective factors of social withdrawal, by studying some areas of young people's psychological wellbeing. The study took place in a medium-sized town in the north-west of Italy. A total of 1,102 students participated in the study. An online survey was sent to all the students attending the second year of local high schools, then the results were combined with those from two focus groups involving young people and adults. The findings indicate that socio-cultural factors may be the reasons why social disengagement is so widespread. The societal pressure to be successful in every life domain may push young people, unable to conform, out of the competition. Bullying, negative school experiences and stress are associated with an over-investment of time on the internet, a harbinger of social isolation. This study's findings suggest the need to plan student initiatives, to identify the warning signals of the phenomenon.
Il volume presenta i risultati di un’indagine qualitativa che mette a confronto il modo di venire... more Il volume presenta i risultati di un’indagine qualitativa che mette a confronto il modo di venire a patti con la diversità di famiglie con figli con Trisomia 21 e Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto. La disabilità cognitiva, sfidando il modello di ego cartesiano dotato di razionalità e autocoscienza, è stata sottoposta a un processo di medicalizzazione e stigmatizzazione pervasivo. Attraverso la comparazione tra due condizioni massimamente dissimili tra loro: di origine genetica, congenita e con tratti fisiognomici specifici la Trisomia 21; multifattoriale e di difficile identificazione l’Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto, il lavoro sul campo ha previsto la conduzione di interviste discorsive a un campione di 60 famiglie con bambini, adolescenti e giovani adulti con Trisomia 21 e Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto e un periodo di osservazione (shadowing) presso due nuclei famigliari. Le due principali strategie di resistenza messe in atto dalle famiglie: negazione normalizzante e medicalizzazione dimostrano l’assenza di un linguaggio specifico con il quale definire e trattare la disabilità, al di là dei due paradigmi dominanti, ovvero quello biomedico e quello di matrice religiosa. Nonostante le differenze nella percezione sociale e nelle caratteristiche distintive delle due condizioni, gli effetti che la loro stigmatizzazione comporta sono simili, configurandosi nella reificazione dei tratti difformi da un lato e nell’annullamento di quei tratti in un concetto ambiguo di “norma” dall’altro. Adolescenti e adulti con disabilità intellettiva e relazionale sono quindi sprovvisti di ruoli sociali e riferimenti identitari positivi con i quali identificarsi, a eccezione della retorica della neurodiversità.
I dati del MIUR ci dicono che l’università, oggi ma sempre di più in futuro, dovrà attrezzarsi pe... more I dati del MIUR ci dicono che l’università, oggi ma sempre di più in futuro, dovrà attrezzarsi per accogliere al suo interno una quota di studenti con disturbi specifici dell’apprendimento (DSA) sempre più consistente. Il volume, edito con il carattere ad alta leggibilità Easyreading, presenta i risultati di una ricerca, finanziata dall’ateneo torinese, che ha risposto a due esigenze: l’una conoscitiva, l’altra pratica, proponendosi da un lato di accertare la misura dell’inclusione degli studenti con DSA, al netto di come è inquadrata a livello normativo, e dall’altro di individuare gli interventi utili ad accrescerla. Oltre a illustrare come funzionano le cose all’atto pratico per gli studenti con DSA all’interno dell’università, il testo si propone di apprendere dalle esperienze di questo gruppo di “pionieri” e di metterle a frutto, individuando un insieme di azioni da implementare per rendere gli atenei italiani contesti “DSA friendly”. I risultati portano a concludere che per trasformare contesti e pratiche educative in senso inclusivo, è necessario rafforzare la consapevolezza della presenza di diversi modi di apprendere e la necessità di attivare iniziative che vadano a beneficio di tutti gli studenti universitari, non solo di quelli con disturbi dell’apprendimento.
Scandinavian journal of public health, Feb 12, 2024
This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Address... more This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe (VAX-TRUST), developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study consists of (a) situation analysis of vaccine hesitancy (examination of individual, socio-demographic and macro-level factors of vaccine hesitancy and analysis of media coverage on vaccines and vaccination and (b) participant observation and in-depth interviews of healthcare professionals and vaccine-hesitant parents. These analyses were used to design interventions aimed at increasing awareness on the complexity of vaccine hesitancy among healthcare professionals involved in discussing childhood vaccines with parents. We present the selection of countries and regions, the conceptual basis of the study, details of the data collection and the process of designing and evaluating the interventions, as well as the potential impact of the study. Laying out our research design serves as an example of how to translate complex public health issues into social scientific study and methods.
Although Covid-19 was not the first pandemic, it was unique in the scale and intensity with which... more Although Covid-19 was not the first pandemic, it was unique in the scale and intensity with which societies responded. Countries reacted differently to the threat posed by the new virus. The public health crisis affected European societies in many ways. It also influenced the way the media portrayed vaccines and discussed factors related to vaccine hesitancy. Europeans differed in their risk perceptions, attitudes towards vaccines and vaccine uptake. In European countries, Covid-19-related discourses were at the centre of media attention for many months. This paper reports on a media analysis which revealed significant differences as well as some similarities in the media debates in different countries. The study focused on seven European countries and considered two dimensions of comparison: between the pre-Covid period and the beginning of the Covid pandemic period, and between countries. The rich methodological approach, including linguistics, semantic field analysis and discourse analysis of mainstream news media, allowed the authors to explore the set of meanings related to vaccination that might influence actors' agency. This approach led the authors to redefine vaccine hesitancy in terms of characteristics of the “society in the situation” rather than the psychological profile of individuals. We argue that vaccine hesitancy can be understood in terms of agency and temporality. This dilemma of choice that transforms the present into an irreversible past and must be taken in relation to an uncertain future, is particularly acute under the pressure of urgency and when someone's health is at stake. As such, it is linked to how vaccine meaning is co-produced within public discourses.
Although Covid-19 was not the first pandemic, it was unique in the scale and intensity with which... more Although Covid-19 was not the first pandemic, it was unique in the scale and intensity with which societies responded. Countries reacted differently to the threat posed by the new virus. The public health crisis affected European societies in many ways. It also influenced the way the media portrayed vaccines and discussed factors related to vaccine hesitancy. Europeans differed in their risk perceptions, attitudes towards vaccines and vaccine uptake. In European countries, Covid-19-related discourses were at the centre of media attention for many months. This paper reports on a media analysis which revealed significant differences as well as some similarities in the media debates in different countries. The study focused on seven European countries and considered two dimensions of comparison: between the pre-Covid period and the beginning of the Covid pandemic period, and between countries. The rich methodological approach, including linguistics, semantic field analysis and discourse analysis of mainstream news media, allowed the authors to explore the set of meanings related to vaccination that might influence actors' agency. This approach led the authors to redefine vaccine hesitancy in terms of characteristics of the “society in the situation” rather than the psychological profile of individuals. We argue that vaccine hesitancy can be understood in terms of agency and temporality. This dilemma of choice that transforms the present into an irreversible past and must be taken in relation to an uncertain future, is particularly acute under the pressure of urgency and when someone's health is at stake. As such, it is linked to how vaccine meaning is co-produced within public discourses.
This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Address... more This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe (VAX-TRUST), developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study consists of (a) situation analysis of vaccine hesitancy (examination of individual, socio-demographic and macro-level factors of vaccine hesitancy and analysis of media coverage on vaccines and vaccination and (b) participant observation and in-depth interviews of healthcare professionals and vaccine-hesitant parents. These analyses were used to design interventions aimed at increasing awareness on the complexity of vaccine hesitancy among healthcare professionals involved in discussing childhood vaccines with parents. We present the selection of countries and regions, the conceptual basis of the study, details of the data collection and the process of designing and evaluating the interventions, as well as the potential impact of the study. Laying out our research design serves as an example of how to translate complex public health issues into social scientific study and methods.
While recruitment is an essential aspect of any research project, its challenges are rarely ackno... more While recruitment is an essential aspect of any research project, its challenges are rarely acknowledged. We intend to address this gap by discussing the challenges to the participation of vaccine-hesitant parents defined here as a hard-to-reach, hidden and vulnerable population drawing on extensive empirical qualitative evidence from seven European countries. The difficulties in reaching vaccine-hesitant parents were very much related to issues concerning trust, as there appears to be a growing distrust in experts, which is extended to the work developed by researchers and their funding bodies. These difficulties have been accentuated by the public debate around COVID-19 vaccination, as it seems to have increased parents’ hesitancy to participate. Findings from recruiting 167 vaccine-hesitant parents in seven European countries suggest that reflexive and sensible recruitment approaches should be developed.
Disability Welfare Policy in Europe:Cognitive Disability and the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic ... more Disability Welfare Policy in Europe:Cognitive Disability and the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on persons with cognitive disabilities and their families. Written from a Disability Studies perspective, this edited collection investigates education, employment, social and health care services in European case studies.
This research project is aimed at identifying risk and protective factors of social withdrawal, b... more This research project is aimed at identifying risk and protective factors of social withdrawal, by studying some areas of young people's psychological wellbeing. The study took place in a medium-sized town in the north-west of Italy. A total of 1,102 students participated in the study. An online survey was sent to all the students attending the second year of local high schools, then the results were combined with those from two focus groups involving young people and adults. The findings indicate that socio-cultural factors may be the reasons why social disengagement is so widespread. The societal pressure to be successful in every life domain may push young people, unable to conform, out of the competition. Bullying, negative school experiences and stress are associated with an over-investment of time on the internet, a harbinger of social isolation. This study's findings suggest the need to plan student initiatives, to identify the warning signals of the phenomenon.
Il volume presenta i risultati di un’indagine qualitativa che mette a confronto il modo di venire... more Il volume presenta i risultati di un’indagine qualitativa che mette a confronto il modo di venire a patti con la diversità di famiglie con figli con Trisomia 21 e Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto. La disabilità cognitiva, sfidando il modello di ego cartesiano dotato di razionalità e autocoscienza, è stata sottoposta a un processo di medicalizzazione e stigmatizzazione pervasivo. Attraverso la comparazione tra due condizioni massimamente dissimili tra loro: di origine genetica, congenita e con tratti fisiognomici specifici la Trisomia 21; multifattoriale e di difficile identificazione l’Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto, il lavoro sul campo ha previsto la conduzione di interviste discorsive a un campione di 60 famiglie con bambini, adolescenti e giovani adulti con Trisomia 21 e Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto e un periodo di osservazione (shadowing) presso due nuclei famigliari. Le due principali strategie di resistenza messe in atto dalle famiglie: negazione normalizzante e medicalizzazione dimostrano l’assenza di un linguaggio specifico con il quale definire e trattare la disabilità, al di là dei due paradigmi dominanti, ovvero quello biomedico e quello di matrice religiosa. Nonostante le differenze nella percezione sociale e nelle caratteristiche distintive delle due condizioni, gli effetti che la loro stigmatizzazione comporta sono simili, configurandosi nella reificazione dei tratti difformi da un lato e nell’annullamento di quei tratti in un concetto ambiguo di “norma” dall’altro. Adolescenti e adulti con disabilità intellettiva e relazionale sono quindi sprovvisti di ruoli sociali e riferimenti identitari positivi con i quali identificarsi, a eccezione della retorica della neurodiversità.
I dati del MIUR ci dicono che l’università, oggi ma sempre di più in futuro, dovrà attrezzarsi pe... more I dati del MIUR ci dicono che l’università, oggi ma sempre di più in futuro, dovrà attrezzarsi per accogliere al suo interno una quota di studenti con disturbi specifici dell’apprendimento (DSA) sempre più consistente. Il volume, edito con il carattere ad alta leggibilità Easyreading, presenta i risultati di una ricerca, finanziata dall’ateneo torinese, che ha risposto a due esigenze: l’una conoscitiva, l’altra pratica, proponendosi da un lato di accertare la misura dell’inclusione degli studenti con DSA, al netto di come è inquadrata a livello normativo, e dall’altro di individuare gli interventi utili ad accrescerla. Oltre a illustrare come funzionano le cose all’atto pratico per gli studenti con DSA all’interno dell’università, il testo si propone di apprendere dalle esperienze di questo gruppo di “pionieri” e di metterle a frutto, individuando un insieme di azioni da implementare per rendere gli atenei italiani contesti “DSA friendly”. I risultati portano a concludere che per trasformare contesti e pratiche educative in senso inclusivo, è necessario rafforzare la consapevolezza della presenza di diversi modi di apprendere e la necessità di attivare iniziative che vadano a beneficio di tutti gli studenti universitari, non solo di quelli con disturbi dell’apprendimento.
People with learning difficulties have been rarely involved as protagonists of a study and as exp... more People with learning difficulties have been rarely involved as protagonists of a study and as experts of their condition, but there rather has been a reliance on parents and carers for insight into their children’s experiences. However, when directly addressed, they express original interpretations of disability and impairment, based on their experiences and interactions with others (Kelly 2005). Nonetheless, dominant discourses, as well as conceptions of significant others (parents, siblings and health professionals) affect the construction and re-construction of their identity. The paper discusses some findings of the author’s doctoral study, a three-year comparative qualitative study carried out in Italy, based on about 60 in-depth interviews to young people (aged 14-20 and 21-27) with High Functioning Autism and Down Syndrome and to their parents. In line with Carol Thomas’ relational model, the interviewed show the effects of both structural and psycho-emotional barriers in their everyday life, but the second ones have a strong influence on the self-identity and self-esteem of learning disabled young people. Moreover, the main strategies of stigma management developed by parents, namely medicalization and normalization, are generally interiorized by their children. Most of the Down young people highlight their “normalcy”, with the annulment of all the traits ascribable to the syndrome, while the majority of autistic young people are aware of their difference, consisting in a lack of social skills. However, a scant group of interviewed suggests a positive image of their condition, which represents neither normalcy nor difference, rather “something in between”, namely a variation of human diversity with specific strengths and weaknesses.
Gambling Policies in European Welfare States, 2018
With an expenditure of about 96 billion euros in 2016, Italy is one of the world’s biggest gambli... more With an expenditure of about 96 billion euros in 2016, Italy is one of the world’s biggest gambling markets, where electronic gambling machines are the major source of revenue. Based on an analysis of the legislation and open-ended interviews with key informants and beneficiaries of funding from the gambling industry, the chapter analyses the gambling regulatory model and the history of Italian legislation. The aim is to shed light on the process which led to the astonishing market expansion that began in the 90s. Furthermore, it presents the positions taken by the main actors and the conflicts between them—in particular between local administrations and central government—and discusses scholars’ main counter-arguments to the legislator’s justifications.
I dati del MIUR ci dicono che l’università, oggi ma sempre di più in futuro, dovrà attrezzarsi pe... more I dati del MIUR ci dicono che l’università, oggi ma sempre di più in futuro, dovrà attrezzarsi per accogliere al suo interno una quota di studenti con disturbi specifici dell’apprendimento (DSA) sempre più consistente. Il volume, edito con il carattere ad alta leggibilità Easyreading, presenta i risultati di una ricerca, finanziata dall’ateneo torinese, che ha risposto a due esigenze: l’una conoscitiva, l’altra pratica, proponendosi da un lato di accertare la misura dell’inclusione degli studenti con DSA, al netto di come è inquadrata a livello normativo, e dall’altro di individuare gli interventi utili ad accrescerla. Oltre a illustrare come funzionano le cose all’atto pratico per gli studenti con DSA all’interno dell’università, il testo si propone di apprendere dalle esperienze di questo gruppo di “pionieri” e di metterle a frutto, individuando un insieme di azioni da implementare per rendere gli atenei italiani contesti “DSA friendly”. I risultati portano a concludere che per trasformare contesti e pratiche educative in senso inclusivo, è necessario rafforzare la consapevolezza della presenza di diversi modi di apprendere e la necessità di attivare iniziative che vadano a beneficio di tutti gli studenti universitari, non solo di quelli con disturbi dell’apprendimento.
Il volume presenta i risultati di un’indagine qualitativa che mette a confronto il modo di venire... more Il volume presenta i risultati di un’indagine qualitativa che mette a confronto il modo di venire a patti con la diversità di famiglie con figli con Trisomia 21 e Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto. La disabilità cognitiva, sfidando il modello di ego cartesiano dotato di razionalità e autocoscienza, è stata sottoposta a un processo di medicalizzazione e stigmatizzazione pervasivo. Attraverso la comparazione tra due condizioni massimamente dissimili tra loro: di origine genetica, congenita e con tratti fisiognomici specifici la Trisomia 21; multifattoriale e di difficile identificazione l’Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto, il lavoro sul campo ha previsto la conduzione di interviste discorsive a un campione di 60 famiglie con bambini, adolescenti e giovani adulti con Trisomia 21 e Autismo con Lieve bisogno di supporto e un periodo di osservazione (shadowing) presso due nuclei famigliari. Le due principali strategie di resistenza messe in atto dalle famiglie: negazione normalizzante e medicalizzazione dimostrano l’assenza di un linguaggio specifico con il quale definire e trattare la disabilità, al di là dei due paradigmi dominanti, ovvero quello biomedico e quello di matrice religiosa. Nonostante le differenze nella percezione sociale e nelle caratteristiche distintive delle due condizioni, gli effetti che la loro stigmatizzazione comporta sono simili, configurandosi nella reificazione dei tratti difformi da un lato e nell’annullamento di quei tratti in un concetto ambiguo di “norma” dall’altro. Adolescenti e adulti con disabilità intellettiva e relazionale sono quindi sprovvisti di ruoli sociali e riferimenti identitari positivi con i quali identificarsi, a eccezione della retorica della neurodiversità.
Scavarda, A., Costa, G., & Beccaria, F. (2021). Using Photovoice to understand physical and socia... more Scavarda, A., Costa, G., & Beccaria, F. (2021). Using Photovoice to understand physical and social living environment influence on adherence to diabetes. Health .https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593211020066
3rd International Conference "Research Methods in the Digital Society: areas and practices", 24-2... more 3rd International Conference "Research Methods in the Digital Society: areas and practices", 24-25 November 2021, Salerno.
International Lab for Innovative Social Research (ILIS) - Department of Humanities, Philosophy and Education, University of Salerno.
The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the social construction of health and illness for and by perso... more The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the social construction of health and illness for and by persons with disabilities: call for a sociological reflexivity towards a public sociology Covid-19 pandemic has affected the social construction of health and illness concepts. We call for a sociological reflection on the situation of persons with disabilities that have faced new barriers in managing and accessing spaces to avoid contagious. How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the dominant model of disabilities? Has the Covid pandemic and the related recovery policy fostered or slowed down reforms in welfare disability policies towards the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities? The disability social construction has been mirrored and at the same time fostered in the last decades' welfare reform process in each country in a path dependency perspective. Significant, nonincremental change is unlikely. Nevertheless, Covid-19 has represented an exogenous shock, radically affecting the social construction of health and illness and the related welfare policy, services and practices, fostering the debates on institutionalization and de-institutionalization, familiarization and de-familiarization processes. This outlines a new space for sociological reflexivity on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on barriers, boundaries as well as spaces and practices of care for persons with disabilities. The session aims to discuss the impact of Covid-19, on the social construction of health and illness for and by persons with disabilities at macro level focusing on international and national policy regulative framework; at meso level considering sub-national institutional level focusing on regional or local policy, services or practices; at micro level considering the impact of Covid-19 on individual, families and disability welfare policy professions.
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