Here are a few open access bibliographical databases in open access, on themes related to antimicrobial resistance, Global Health or One Health.
Social sciences of AMR (#socsciAMR)
This bibliographic database references works in the social sciences (particularly history, geography, sociology and anthropology) that deal with the problem of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic use. A few articles from public health and veterinary science are included, but these remain in the minority.
History and sociology of the veterinary profession
This database was created as part of the AMAGRI project. It contains most of the social science work on this relatively understudied profession compared with other (human) health professionals, despite the fact that it plays a central role in animal disease management, antibiotic prescription and One Health policies.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of projects and teams who are involved in the field of social sciences of antimicrobial resistance.
AMIS – Antimicrobials in Society. A group of medical anthropologists led by Pr Clare Chandler at the LSHTM, which aim is to demonstrate the rich social-material worlds that antimicrobials inhabit and travel within, and in doing so offer policy-makers, scientists, and funders new ways to conceptualise and act upon AMR.
The social study of microbes group. A team of social scientists with passion for microbes and questions of social justice, led by Dr Salla Sariola at the University of Helsinki and studying global health, antimicrobial resistance and exploring new ways of producing knowledge with and about microbes.
The Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies. A research center in sociology and health policy, directed by Alex Broom, who has carried out numerous studies on the problem of antibiotic resistance, notably in Australia and India.
AMR Social Sciences. A project coordinated by Olivier Rubin at Roskilde University in Denmark. It mobilizes political science approaches to analyze the dynamics restricting the inclusion of the AMR issue on the global political agenda.
The AMR Studio. An initiative of the Uppsala Antibiotic Center, the AMR Studio is a series of podcasts designed to promote the interdisciplinary research on antibiotic resistance that is currently taking place around the world.
Sonar Global. An H2020 project coordinated by Tamara Giles-Vernick at the Institut Pasteur, which aims to build an interdisciplinary network developing the participation of the social sciences in the prevention and control of infectious diseases, including antibiotic resistance.
Less is more. A health anthropology team from the University of Vienna looks at the use of antibiotics and benzodiazepines, and questions the notion of de-prescribing to encourage a more preventive approach to these drugs.
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